Breaking the Revenge Cycle: A Neuroscience Approach to Overcoming Racism & The Political Extremism Using the See-Judge-Act Method While Reading the Book "The Science of Revenge." Dr. James Kimmel, JD's groundbreaking work moves the conversation about justice and revenge beyond the purely moral or legal realms into the neurobiological realm. His research reveals something profound:... Continue Reading →
Strangers in the Global Village: Faith, Media, and Justice for Migrants and Refugees
How can we respond faithfully to immigration in an age of viral images, tribal politics, and 24/7 media? Four unlikely guides—Thomas Merton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Marshall McLuhan, and Mortimer Adler—offer wisdom for seeing, judging, and acting with justice and mercy. The Ahmed Family’s Arrival Imagine a family—let’s call them the Ahmeds. They could be from any... Continue Reading →
“When the Mirror Speaks: Why Racism Is a White Problem”
Thomas Merton saw racism as a white person's problem because he believed it was born of white society's spiritual sickness—its illusion, moral blindness, and structural complicity in oppression. His analysis, especially in Letters to a White Liberal (1963) and Seeds of Destruction (1964), shifted racism from being seen as the "Black man's problem" to being recognized as a crisis within white... Continue Reading →
Standing Against the Darkness: What Cardijn’s Courage Teaches Us Today
Standing Against the Darkness: What Cardijn’s Courage Teaches Us Today There’s a story from our Church’s history that keeps me awake at night—not because it’s frightening, but because it’s convicting. Picture this: It’s July 1924. While many Catholics across Italy, Belgium, and France are quietly (or not so quietly) cheering on Mussolini’s consolidation of power,... Continue Reading →
Christian Nationalism: What can I do?
First, let's refresh why we are all working with Joseph Cardijn's teachings. Second, let's realize the teachings offer a solid framework for understanding and combating Christian Nationalism, emphasizing grassroots organizing, social justice, and authentic Christian witness, by emphasizing universal human dignity, authentic Catholic Social Teaching based on the Encyclicals, and the use of the method of "See-Judge-Act" that rejects... Continue Reading →
Your Environment(your health) is at Risk! By Julie Peller PhD.
Green Junction In 2007, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act required the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address greenhouse-gas emissions, since they constitute a grave threat to the public. Richard J. Lazarus, a Harvard Law School professor, called it “the most important environmental law case ever decided by the Court.”... Continue Reading →
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