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Theological Effects of Christians Displaced in Franchise Evangelical Christian Spaces
In The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race, Dr. Willie James Jennings writes an autobiographical introduction to his theological masterpiece on race. We read about an awkward childhood experience where two white men assume his mother,… Continue reading
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Why I Write For WIT: Release
Writing for WIT has been one part of a greater movement away from hoarding and clutching and toward “generously losing,” or maybe generously sharing, myself. Continue reading
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The Experience of Contingent Faculty
What I’ve learned on the job market is that Catholic universities have to do some serious soul-searching in relation to their labor practices because none of what I’m going through is in line with the social teaching of the Catholic… Continue reading
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Language and Dialogue Amid Darkness
I realize I might not have gone to Greece at all, if not for such an event in my life. And although I could not visit the place we both dreamed of going (Patmos/Caves of Revelation), I had to be… Continue reading
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How do we best honor (and listen to) the dead? A reflection on the witness of Óscar and Valeria Martínez
We are not a society who displays the dead. Indeed, we try very hard to keep the dead hidden – and, much of the time, even keep hidden those who are dying. Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard begins his inimitable… Continue reading
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Why I Write for WIT: Contributing from My Means
From as far back as my mind can go, to the age of four, I have felt a call by God. This call was magnificent with a voice inviting me to delight in the world as a beloved child of… Continue reading
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Teaching Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate
However, what I noticed—as I noted at the beginning of this post—is that in relation to this text, I need to ensure that the students keep the Catholic understanding of the human person in mind because that is the foundation… Continue reading
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Why I Write for WIT: Making space.
When I decided to apply as a WIT contributor, I was struggling a lot (and still am, to some extent) with finding a space where I felt safe to be transparent about my beliefs/doubts/critiques of Christianity and Catholicism specifically. Most… Continue reading
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Mainstreaming Women’s Ministries
Kate McElwee and Katie Lacz We know the story – most recently repeated and discussed in ham-handed fashion at the USCCB meeting this month – that the Catholic Church in the U.S. is hemorrhaging people, including young people, and cannot… Continue reading
