Meghan Clark

Meghan Clark is a professor of theology at St. John's University in New York. She is author of The Vision of Catholic Social Thought: The Virtue of Solidarity and the Praxis of Human Rights (Fortress). 

 

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Pope Leo's encyclical reminds us that limitations are part of life

"Embracing finitude means acknowledging our limits and that can be difficult," Meghan Clark writes Meghan Clark.

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Participation and inclusion in the synod are about baptismal belonging

After reading the newly released working document for the upcoming synod, theologian Meghan Clark reflects on what "participation" and "inclusion" really mean for the church.

Free copies of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano with the front page about Pope Francis' encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" are distributed by volunteers at the end of the Angelus in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 4. (CNS/IPA/Reuters/Sipa USA)

'Fratelli Tutti' shares practical wisdom, but lacks insights of women

Commentary: Fratelli Tutti synthesizes much of Pope Francis' social magisterium, proposing a long-overdue conversation about moral obligations within the one human family. Yet, amid this, women are largely absent.

'Querida Amazonia' provides reflection on ecological sin

Querida Amazonia calls us to seek justice with the Amazonian peoples; to understand the exhortation, one must begin with the Amazon synod's final document, specifically the section on ecological sin.

Solidarity is our word: My humanity is bound up in yours

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