Katie Grimes

  • A Correction

    I want to thank commenter Brad for bringing to my attention an error I made in yesterday’s post White Supremacy, U.S. Citizenship, and the Body of Christ.  As he so helpfully reminded me, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated three days before… Continue reading

  • White Supremacy, U.S. Citizenship, and the Body of Christ

    This week marked the 2nd anniversary of the Haiti earthquake and the 51st anniversary of the CIA-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba–the Congo’s first democratically-elected leader following its independence from Belgium.  Also this week, the school district of Tuscon, Arizona decided… Continue reading

  • Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Last year on Martin Luther King Day, I reflected upon MLK’s radical critique of U.S. imperialism, an aspect of his legacy which is often forgotten. This year, I would like us to remember that racism continues to pervade nearly all aspects… Continue reading

  • Church Teaching and Violence Against LGBT Persons II

    A recent article in Mother Jones  offers a snapshot of what it’s like to be lesbian or gay in Uganda–arguably the worst place on earth to be lesbian or gay.  Perhaps not coincidentally, Catholics comprise 41% of the Ugandan population… Continue reading

  • Homosexuality Is Not Like Alcoholism

    Apparently, the most popular way to argue against homosexuality these days is to compare it to alcoholism.  Seriously.  I have been hearing this a lot lately.  A representative version of this argument goes something like this: “just as we wouldn’t… Continue reading

  • A Church That Does Body Counts III

    About two weeks ago, a U.S. led NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed seven civilians while they were going about their daily lives, working in their fields.  Six of these seven civilians were children and five of these children were… Continue reading

  • The Vatican’s Note On Financial Reform

    As you may have heard by now, yesterday the Vatican, specifically the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, released a note on Global Financial Reform.  Let me first say that I am not an economist, so my comments should be… Continue reading

  • Guest Post: On Dean Brackley, War, and the Courage for Downward Mobility

    In the interest of furthering the conversation among Women In Theology, Women In Ministry, and Women In the Pews (see Bridget’s earlier post on this), I invited my friend Sofia Barbato, M.Div, to share a personal reflection on Dean Brackley, S.J. and… Continue reading

  • Creation and the Killing of Non-Human Animals

    As most of you have probably heard by now, yesterday, in an incomprehensibly bizarre and senseless act, the owner of a private wildlife reserve near the small town of Zanesville, Ohio set free all 56  of the “exotic” animals in… Continue reading