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Decolonizing Faith and Society

Alex Mikulich's monthly column questions the oppressive side of Western modernity and Christianity to imagine communal futures in which the Earth and all people may fully thrive.

Boarded-up and abandoned row houses in Baltimore, seen May 26, 2019 (CNS/Reuters/Stephanie Keith)

Reimagine faithful citizenship, restore the common good

by Alex Mikulich
Sep 15, 2020

Decolonizing Faith and Society: The U.S. bishops' "Faithful Citizenship" never discusses assaults on the U.S. Constitution or how the president consistently undermines Catholic moral principles.

Welcome love opens the caverns of our being

by Alex Mikulich
Aug 10, 2020

Decolonizing Faith and Society: Death and deadliness seem to be all around us with no way out. Consider the idea of receptive generosity, which draws us into intimate, infinite sensitivity for all creation.

White sacrifices are necessary to change the rules of the game

by Alex Mikulich
Jul 14, 2020

Decolonizing Faith and Society: We who believe we are white need to make far more difficult collective sacrifices to create the conditions of the possibility of living racial equality as a way of life.

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We need to embody a blues hope

by Alex Mikulich
Jun 13, 2020

Decolonizing Faith and Society: Embracing a blues hope means making a decision to stand with and for every black and brown person in America. It means crying out to God with people yearning for freedom and justice.

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Coronavirus is a new crossroads for hope, healing and repair

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The fierce urgency of Earth Day

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Dear white readers: Don't look away from the violence within you

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Mar 7, 2020
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Are you open to praying to a black God?

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Feb 7, 2020
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American idolatry places faith in 'chosen one' Trump

by Alex Mikulich
Jan 9, 2020
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Preparing the way for the Black Christ

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Dec 10, 2019
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In our societal dark night, contemplation roots authentic revolution

by Alex Mikulich
Nov 8, 2019
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Indigenous scholars invite decolonization of the Anthropocene

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Oct 8, 2019
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It's time for sustained mass civil disobedience

by Alex Mikulich
Sep 12, 2019
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We need to fast from violence in ourselves and our nation

by Alex Mikulich
Aug 8, 2019
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Working to live or living to work?

by Alex Mikulich
Jun 8, 2019
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Eucharistic intimacy calls us to transform a destructive food system

by Alex Mikulich
May 11, 2019
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The dangerous memory of Jesus Christ calls us to enact reparations

by Alex Mikulich
Apr 8, 2019
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From Laborem Exercens to AOC: why I'm a Catholic Democratic Socialist

by Alex Mikulich
Mar 12, 2019
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Time to live the politically impossible art of the Gospel

by Alex Mikulich
Feb 8, 2019
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To work toward a just society, we need a Green New Deal

by Alex Mikulich
Jan 11, 2019
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