In troubling times, everyone (including Catholics) must stay woke.
Douglas Stringer on America's slipping grip of democracy and how a phrase touting vigilance shouldn't be a byword, but rather a call to action.
Opinion
Miriam's tambourine: On music and the heart of humankind
Alexander Walton traces the effects of music on social unity, from the Red Sea to the Civil Rights Movement.
Black spirituality is what the world needs now.
Darryl Grigsby on the current moment of sociopolitical struggle and the Black Church tradition that provides tools for overcoming.
A special election, indeed: Can a Black Catholic from Tennessee make history in Congress?
Christopher S. Gurley gives his take on Vincent Dixie, a Democrat seeking a seat gerrymandered to bolster Republican power in the Volunteer State.
Supporting Israel shouldn't mean disregarding Palestinian suffering.
Douglas M. Stringer on the imbalances of the Gaza War and the growing human toll of whitewashing annihilation.
Faith without deeds is dead: On the failure to stop the One Big (not so) Beautiful Bill
Dr. Ronald Smith explains how we could have stopped historically harmful legislation, and how the Catholic Church failed to use its voice.
Catholic Harlem is a gift to (and from) the global Church.
Félix Cepeda on his experience of the cultural interplay present in the heart and faith of Black Manhattan.
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.
Unity Explosion 2025 and the future of the Black Catholic family
Efran Menny reflects on his experience as a participant at Unity Explosion 2025, a Black Catholic ministry conference this summer in Texas.
The Canadian Catholic Church on the road to syondality: Where do we go from here?
Tamika Royes reflects on a recent conference in Ontario where participants—including delegates to the Synod in Rome—gathered for spirit-led dialogue.
Playing God with Black lives: The preventable tragedy of Adriana Smith
Alessandra Harris connects the artificial vivification of a pregnant woman to the history of U.S. medical experimentation and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church in the Quantum Age
Alexander Walton on the need for continued scientific exploration, and how the light of faith can strengthen (rather than suppress) new ideas.
We need the Catholic Church to speak on artificial intelligence.
Efran Menny on the dangers of the new technological age and how the pope and others can resist the urge of dehumanization by another name.
Freedom calling: On Corpus Christi and the feast of Juneteenth
Douglas Stringer lifts up the clarion call of justice as two monumental days of solemn observance coincide with solicitous effect.
DOGE's deadly cuts deserve a response from Black Catholics
Douglas Stringer on how the budget reorganizations in Washington tell a sordid tale of self-interest and must be met with principled resistance.
Blackness and the Paschal candle: A reflection
Shari Evans narrates her creative (and spiritual) process in designing Afrocentric Paschal candles for the historic "Black basilica" in Virginia.