Contrary to the oft-hurled objection to peace movements, "But what about Hitler?,” nonviolent action was successful enough to pique imaginations even under Nazi occupation.
Public figures should expect journalistic scrutiny, precisely because they are public figures. This includes those who bring their faith into the public square.
"Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan."
The Vatican’s failure to carefully distinguish between “gender theory” and the varied experiences of actual transgender people risks further alienating those that already feel rejected by the Church.
While some Cubans succeed in beginning new lives elsewhere, others are forced to return—a process that is often psychologically, physically, and financially traumatic.
"This Laetare Sunday, then, I do want to focus on God’s love and my sins in light of God’s love, but not to the point of apathy, and instead to the point of further struggle."
