2018
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Outrage: To whom are we responsible?
I simply do not have the luxury of shocked liberal outrage over the choice of the U.S. government to interpret our law in such a way that terrorizes families because this is simply the long, historical reality of the people… Continue reading
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Trauma at the Border: Is the Bond Between Criminalized Parent and Child Sacred as Well?
The Trump administration’s decision to rip immigrant parents from their children is evil. This is as obvious to me as the color of the sky. Many U.S.-Americans-although not nearly enough-have raised their voices in righteous protest against this misuse of… Continue reading
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More New Contributors at WIT!
Starting in July, we are adding Candice Laughinghouse, Caroline Morris, Jessica Davis, and Kristen Daley Mosier (who formerly wrote for us as a guest poster). We will also be welcoming several guest posters, starting in the fall, so keep your… Continue reading
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Catholic Women Preach
Catholic Women Preach launched on All Saints Day 2016, just a few months after I wrote my first WIT post on Mary Magdalene and the preaching of women in the Church. Catholic Women Preach coordinates and makes public the voices… Continue reading
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Modern-Day Jansenists… Online?
But what interests me in all this is the way that the internet has allowed us to get so involved in other people’s business and to judge what they do, which is exactly the tendency that Sr. Theresa critiques in… Continue reading
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Jesus Is Not Palestinian, But Palestinian People Are Loved By God
How Christians can respect the dignity of the Palestinian people without succumbing to supersessionism or anti-Semitism. Continue reading
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Make Sex Great Again: Things Were Better Back Then
Douthat’s logic is horrifying, but it’s also silly. The diverse and sometimes cacophonous array of events comprising “the sexual revolution” did not destroy sexual regulation; it introduced new ones. Continue reading
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Self-care in Research
I remember being in a history seminar on Post-1945 Europe towards the end of my BA. In class one day we bounced around a number of ideas for our major research projects with our professor. One classmate wanted to look… Continue reading
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Some Reflections on the Theology of Translation
O’Collins ultimately argues for the superiority of the 1998 translation because it was based on more linguistically-sound guidelines for translation, guidelines that allow it to be more liturgically and theologically accessible to the faithful. My own experience with translation confirms… Continue reading
