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Hannah Bowman: Prison Abolition

June 6, 2020

"Fundamentally prisons are not broken; they are designed to do something that is wrong." --Hannah Bowman, Founder of Christians for the Abolition of Prisons In episode four, Sister Julia speaks with guest Hannah Bowman about how Chrisitans are called to work for Prison Abolition.

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Choosing not to live in fear

May 22, 2019

My feet were numb. It was the night of January 27, 2017, and I was standing outside O’Hare…

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O Come Emmanuel: Free us prisoners

December 21, 2018

Sitting next to me in another hard, plastic chair is a good-hearted man wearing brightly colored scrubs —…

EEquity and Justice

Headlines and prophets: a conversation

September 19, 2018

McDonald’s workers go on strike over sexual harassment “Yes, I’m on my way to visit you with Judgement.…

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. meditation: “Peace on Earth” is a call to action

January 16, 2017

Happy Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day to all of you! What are you doing to honor…

EEquity and Justice

Love on Torture Tuesday

June 26, 2012

Today is Torture Tuesday. At least that’s what some of my friends are calling it (with a sort…

PPrayer and Spirituality

Pregnant with hope

December 12, 2011

Guest blogger: Amy Nee – entry originally published at http://www.catholicsoncall.org/pregnant-hope Scripture Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent (December…

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Sorry, I Didn’t Recognize You (part two)

March 8, 2011

Guest blogger, Amy Nee, part two of two (here’s part one) I caught that train and took it…

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‘Come and See’: A reflection from Afghanistan

February 1, 2011

Guest blogger: Jerica Arents “Tell them to come and see who we are.” Almost every Afghan we met said…