One effort that transcends party lines is criminal justice reform.
How could someone be a human being and God at the same time? If we think that Jesus did not really suffer emotionally, physically and even spiritually on the cross, we may be less likely to turn to him in our own struggles.
Having the witness of survivors on the Vatican abuse commission is essential.
It is no coincidence that this commission coincided with the start of the Lenten season.
The problems with for-profit prisons are well documented.
As we drape the church in purple, we sharpen the will.
Twenty-five years after the videotaped beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, caused a national sensation, little is reported about similar specific acts of police brutality in Los Angeles, which may very well be a sign of the progress that has been made.And yet shootings by police in Los Angeles