Between Clicks and Contemplation: Reclaiming the Sacred in the Digital Age Before we begin, I want to ask you something. And I want you to be honest—at least with yourself. How many of you checked your phone in the last ten minutes? Yeah. Me too. Look, I'm not here to shame anyone. I'm not going... Continue Reading →
Humans are the Only Animals on Earth That Are Homeless
Humans are the Only Animals on Earth That Are Homeless Understanding the Teachings of Jesus through the lens of Joseph Cardijn, Thomas Merton, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Paradox of Human Homelessness I want to begin with a striking observation that may seem simple, yet carries profound theological weight: humans are the only animals on earth... Continue Reading →
“Let’s turn hope into action” By Julie Peller, Ph.D.
Green Junction Pope Leo’s message on the YouTube video “Let’s turn hope into action” begins with “God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that He created and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters. What will be our answer?” (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QxEJovcQsZU) In response, the Laudato Si... 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 →
“Faith Against Idols: Racism and White Christian Nationalism through the Eyes of Thomas Merton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Joseph Cardijn”
"Faith Against Idols: Racism and White Christian Nationalism through the Eyes of Thomas Merton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Joseph Cardijn" Let me start with a question that should keep us all up at night: What happens when our faith stops following the Gospel and starts bowing down to the idols of race and nation? This is... Continue Reading →
Growing corn is a major agricultural enterprise but not necessarily for eating: By Julie Peller Ph.D.
Green Junction Growing corn is a major agricultural enterprise in parts of the United States. According to the USDA, nearly a billion bushels (1 bushel = 1.24 cubic feet) of grain corn were harvested in Indiana, accounting for 6.7% of the 14.9 billion bushels collected in 2024 in the entire United States. In 2023, about... Continue Reading →
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