Katie Grimes
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Why I Signed the Letter to the NYTimes about Ross Douthat
I signed the letter primarily because I wanted to support my colleague who was slurred as a heretic on the very public forum of Twitter. Although I admire Mr. Douthat’s intelligence, piety, and passion for the faith, I signed the… Continue reading
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Is There A Place For Women at Our Lord’s Table? Some Questions for Ross Douthat
In a New York Times blog post today, Ross Douthat takes a break from lobbing accusations of corruption and conspiracy at Pope Francis to explain anew his belief that the church cannot change the way it relates to lesbians and gays,… Continue reading
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A Catholic Pope, A Protestant King, and Hope for God’s Impossible Future
One of the most incredible moments of Pope Francis’s stay here in the United States occurred when he selected Martin Luther King, Jr. as among the “greatest Americans”—but not just for the reason one might think. Yes, his decision to… Continue reading
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Fortnight For Whose Freedom? Do Black Lives Matter to the United States Catholic Bishops?
If actions speak louder than words, then the United States Catholic bishops care more about the right of business owners to pick and choose their customers than they do about basic black existence. Continue reading
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Confessing Our Vicious History: White Catholics and Violence Against Black Churches
Let us atone for the corporate sins of our past so that we may better diagnose the racial sins of our present. Let us honor black churches like Charleston Emanuel AME as true bearers of the gospel so that we… Continue reading
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Burn, Baby, Burn: Freedom, Idolatry, and Islamophobia
If we believe those who desecrate the Eucharist or the flag ought to be censured with violence or legal penalty but those who desecrate the Prophet Muhammad by drawing pictures of him ought to be celebrated, then we are drawing… Continue reading
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Telling Tales: Ferguson and the Church
In recent weeks, many white people have relied on these stories to make sense of and defend themselves against the events in Ferguson and New York. Above all, these stories of white supremacy allow white people to remain undisturbed and… Continue reading
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In Gratitude for Trolls; In Celebration of Bad (Eucharistic) Table Manners
What an Internet Troll taught me about gratitude and the Eucharist Continue reading
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Who Will Save Us? Torture As Soteriology
U.S. Americans typically have responded to the release of the Senate Committee’s Report on Torture by debating either the morality or the efficacy of torture. When opponents denounce torture as ineffective they do so because they believe that it does… Continue reading