The filmmakers of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" have a rock-solid thesis. Unfortunately, the documentary has miscalculations with its narrative and a tendency to regard its subject uncritically.
Michael Sean Winters: Martin Luther King Jr. rekindles the promise of American democracy and taps into the moral force of our egalitarian ideals and articulates them in idioms that are necessarily religious but not sectarian.
Commentary: Archbishop Gomez's speech criticizing social movements raises the question: Is Catholicism fit to respond to racism in the U.S.? Can we meet theologian Howard Thurman's demand for a credible Christianity?
Scripture for Life: "My hour has not yet come." Jesus' reply was not enough for Mary. Representing her needy world, she told the servants to do what Jesus bid them, knowing that when that happened, all would be well.
Commentary: Forgiveness is not only an act of an individual but also of the community. As bishop-president of Pax Christi USA and former co-president of Pax Christi International, we urge the release of David Gilbert.
Movie review: Jennifer Hudson is brilliant as Aretha Franklin in the new film "Respect." In the flash of an eye, the film moves from Franklin's busy, sometimes frenetic outer life to her soulful inner life.
Priestly Diary: In 1971, I was arrested at the U.S. Capitol. My protest was ethically different from the acts of terror at the Capitol last month. Both actions took place in the same building. There the similarity ends.
Commentary: We must be very clear about the nature of the events last month. The Capitol insurrection was an attempt to lynch our democracy. I don’t use that language lightly. Let me explain.
Commentary: I was deeply affected by the storming of the Capitol. I was traumatized by hearing people gleeful about the destruction. I felt face to face with evil. Then I realized I have met them before.
