Horizons

Migrants in the "Remain in Mexico" program line up at the Paso del Norte Mexico-U.S. border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 21 to reschedule their United States immigration hearings during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS/Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Seeking freedom: White privilege defines essential travel at the border

Jul 3, 2020

Horizons - My experience living at the Mexico-U.S. border has added to the hypocrisy I see in our country's pledge to stand for "liberty and justice for all."

A protester holds up a sign calling for justice for Breonna Taylor at a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta. (Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash)

Lament and hope go hand in hand

by Mumbi Kigutha

Jun 26, 2020

Horizons - The cry of lament is for every Black woman, past and present, who has been forgotten, sidelined and/or erased.

The need to 'make reparation'

by Virginia Herbers

Jun 19, 2020

Horizons - The Sacred Heart is probably my favorite topic of all to write about. Life. And love. Responding to violation and violence with love and new life in no way condones, trivializes, or eliminates the horror of the perpetrations. Every piece of Sacred Heart artistry reveals a heart that is both on fire and still wounded.

My students give me hope there will be change

by Jennifer Wilson

Jun 12, 2020

Horizons - The pandemic continues to unfold, and recent protests against racism are increasing. But I continue to find glimmers of hope in both scenarios, in part because I was able to continue to teach theology to my high school students online.

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Seeking freedom: White privilege defines essential travel at the border

Lament and hope go hand in hand

The need to 'make reparation'

My students give me hope there will be change

Lament and love — becoming anti-racist

Pandemic provisions: Learning to believe God will provide

Religious vows offer wisdom as we experience this epic uncertainty

Gospel grieving: breaking bread and remembering

The body bags of pandemics and wars

Being known by God

Pandemic ponderings: How will we be different?

Pandemic time becomes another novitiate time

Together we embrace the cross: paschal mystery during pandemic

Grace will conquer hopelessness

The coronavirus, the cross and our vocation

'God alone' are words to live by

My ring told me: Love never fails

A genuinely human Lent

Marked by more than ashes

How would you feel? Lessons in empathy from a 5-year-old

The call to inclusion

When the ground moves and tradition changes

A reflection on God's time

Love in action in Haiti

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