Alessandra Harris is a writer, author, wife and mother of four. She earned degrees in comparative religious studies and Middle East studies. Her first nonfiction book is forthcoming from Orbis Books in spring 2024.
The biblical comedy "The Book of Clarence" brings to life East Jerusalem A.D. 33 inhabited by Black people and a colonizing white force of Romans. And it offers much for Catholics to ponder.
The death penalty is morally wrong, according to Catholic teaching. It also disproportionately targets Black people, says Alessandra Harris who has interviewed a man on death row in Ohio.
Book review: Dawn Eden Goldstein's biography of Jesuit Fr. Edward Dowling explores the life of the Jesuit priest who was a spiritual sponsor and dear friend to Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
"The Woman King" may be largely fictional, but it has opened the door to learning more about the church's role in the transatlantic slave trade and its toll on people of African descent.
