Unknowing, Center for Action and Contemplation, January 31 -February 5, 2021 SundayThe formal theological terms for unknowing and knowing are the apophatic or “negative” way, where you move beyond words and images into…
Jan 28, 2021 by NCR Editorial Staff On Jan. 6, when an armed riot incited by then-President Donald Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol, threatened the safety of the country’s legislators…
How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change. Molly Burhans wants the Catholic Church to put its assets—which include farms, forests, oil wells, and millions of acres of…
The encounter with a God who elected to grace us with friendship remains Barth’s starting point — “history of a partnership in which the God who is friendly to humans…
500 religious leaders joined Native Americans in protest and prayer at Standing Rock. Thom Dunn 11.08.16 From upworthy.com When Rev. John Floberg wrote a letter about Standing Rock to interfaith…
Pope Francis in his Climate Encyclical pointed out that the capitalist system has failed humanity, including its role in driving climate change. He recognized that the same mentality that allows…
Crisis is an engine for action and choices, because it destabilizes and prepares new equilibriums. It requires – as recalled by the etymological root of the Greek verb krinō, from which…
I abide by eco-philosopher David Orr’s definition of hope: “Hope is a verb with the sleeves rolled up.” Hope is proportionate to our willingness to go to work to solve…
