As we celebrate Transgender History Month, may the trans saints who live among us — and saints of the past two millennia who paved the way — pray for us, Emma Cieslik writes.
Writings by St. Thomas Aquinas laid the groundwork for the concept back in the 13th century, but the Industrial Revolution prompted theologians to refine the idea and develop Catholic social teaching.
"The Bible teaches us not to put our leaders on pedestals, free from criticism. A nationalism that ignores the failings of leaders and people," writes Thomas Reese, "is not biblical."
"The credibility of our moral witness depends upon whether those who suffer encounter Christians before they encounter despair," Enzo Del Brocco writes.
"It's not too late for the leadership at St. John's to do the right thing, to heed the lessons of the past and stop breaking things, and, most importantly, to adhere to its professed Catholic values," says John Waters.
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear reflects on Franz Jägerstӓtter, his wife Franziska, and his beatification in Austria.
"An examination of some of the most notable works of Franciscan art will help us better appreciate the legacy of the Italian preacher," Vanessa Corcoran writes.
"When people's lives expose the limits of our existing frameworks, the appropriate Christian response is not immediate dismissal but deeper discernment," Maxwell Kuzma writes.
