The Golden Rule is not optional: A Black Catholic call to belonging
Dr. Antoinette Reaves on the complications of Black Catholic identity and how a recommitment to a central teaching of Jesus can encourage renewal.
Catholic Social Teaching
A structure of sin: How EWTN fuels a distorted view of Catholic teaching
Jack Champagne interrogates a recent political poll from the right-wing Catholic media giant, linking it to a larger program of spiritual sedition.
Can Catholics vote for Zohran Mamdani?
Félix Cepeda gives a justice-informed take on the surging socialist who may soon be headed to City Hall in the Big Apple.
As Catholics, we can't afford to not know our faith.
Dr. Ronald Smith on the blessings of Church teachings and the tragedy that we too often aren't interested in them.
The rich man's last dance: How to respond to Trump's faux conservatism with solidarity
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how he envisions government that balances compassion and the rule of law—a concept seemingly alien to the current administration.
Review: Dr. Ansel Augustine's book 'Praying with Our Feet' is a powerful call to action
Rana Irby takes on the new text covering the need for Catholic faith in action in the modern age.
Pope Francis, Latin American pontiff of the poor, dead at 88
The globe-trotting Argentinian prelate was a force in the Catholic Church, to which he dedicated seven decades as a student, shepherd, and servant.
Review: 'Catholics for the Common Good' is Catholic social teaching in lived experience
Lori Stanley reviews the latest book from Daryl Grigsby, on the lives of three dozen modern Catholics embodying faith in action.
Government executives are shepherds. Are they up for the challenge?
Alexander Walton on the parallels between leadership in ancient Israel and the need for a pastoral approach in modern civil administration.
What hath synodality to do with Black Catholics?
Daryl Grigsby connects the global Catholic movement of authentic listening to the enduring witness of African-American spirituality.
Black Catholic books of note (2025 edition)
A sampling of new and upcoming texts written by Black Catholics in the past year.
Martin Luther King and the Black Social Gospel
Daryl Grigsby on the sociotheological currents underlying America's most impactful religious thinker, and his allies in the fight for justice.
Podcast: Fr John McKenzie on modern urban Catholic evangelization (BCM show #14)
The African-American Catholic priest in Detroit shares on his life of faith as well as the triumphs and trials of inner-city outreach in the modern U.S. Church.
On Advent, administrations, and the art of waiting
Daryl Grigsby on how to apply the ethos of anticipating the coming savior to the challenges of an incoming Trump-Vance White House.
I am a Black Catholic man worried about (another) America under Donald Trump.
Daryl Grigsby on the moral and ethical betrayal of Catholic social teaching and a Church laity (and hierarchy) that seems to be nodding right along.
Which is the 'lesser evil' this November?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how to interpret Pope Francis' recent voting guidance for Catholics in the United States.