Profiles in Catholicism
Jun 11, 20203 min
Updated: Oct 4, 2022
Prayers
A Prayer for Elizabeth McAlister
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.
Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
by Martha Hennessy Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
Book Reviews/Commentaries
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of American Century
by John Loughery and Blythe Randolph
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
The Vatican and Catholic Activism in Mexico and Chile
by Stephen J. C. Andes
Reviewed by Martin Lindhardt Wiley
Dorothy Day: An Introduction to Her Life and Thought
by Terrence C. Wright
Reviewed by Rachelle Linner The Pilot
Dorothy Day — Dissenting Voice of the American Century
by John Loughery and Blythe Randolph
Reviewed by Father John Gribowich The Tablet
A Disarming Spirit the life of Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen
by Frank Fromherz
Reviewed by Gordon Nary Profiles in Catholicism
Articles/Commentaries
Catholic activist ‘sad and angry’ as Zimbabwe girls resort to cow dung for sanitary pads
by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
An Activist’s Guide to Online Privacy and Safety
by Cyberghosts
Catholic activist sentenced for Dakota Access pipeline vandalism
by Claire Schaeffer-Duffy Global Sisters Report
Kings Bay Plowshares activists keep focus on continuing witness for peace
by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
Former priest and activist shot dead in Philippines. Left-wing groups accuse govt of executing Rustico Tan while he slept at his home
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
2 Plowshares activists win early release from prison. Martha Hennessy, 66, the granddaughter of Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, and Carmen Trotta, 58, a Catholic worker at St. Joseph House in New York City, were released after serving six months in prison for breaking into a nuclear submarine base.
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Dan Berrigan's Hidden Works of Mercy, The well-known peace activist spent much of his life bringing comfort to the dying.
by Patrick Henry Sojourners
Network names Mary Novak as Sr. Simone Campbell's successor
by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Catholic activist in Indonesia hit with racial slurs. Politician under fire for likening Papuan human rights advocate to a gorilla in social media posts
by Ryan Dagur UCA News
The rumble in Dorothy Day's soul still quakes 40 years after her death
by Patricia Lefevere National Catholic Register
Holy See at UN advocates debt relief for poor countries
by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
"A Silent Pandemic": Nurse at Ice Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Gangers. Irwin Detention Center, run by LaSalle Corrections, has refused to test detainees and underreported Covid-19 cases, the nurse says.
by José Olivares, and John Washington The Intercept
Claim of unwanted hysterectomies at ICE detention center
by Father Pahlo Migone Patheos
Birmingham priest arrested in Extinction Rebellion protest
by Independent Catholic News
Philippine diocese, activists oppose coal power plants
by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Plowshares activist facing 21 years in jail finds 'cause for rejoicing'
by Eric Martin National Catholic Reporter
Catholics join protests and 'Wall of Moms' in Portland, Oregon
by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter
Meet the pioneers who cleared the path for today‘s Catholic activists
by Kaya Oake U.S.Catholic
Martin Gugino is a Catholic peace activist, not an 'Antifa provocateur,' friends say
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
First 'Kings Bay Plowshares' activist sentenced
by Liz Dodd and Ellen Teague The Tablet
U.N. honors Catholic activist using data to fight climate change
by Christopher White Crux
Knights and Caballeros: Cross-border Catholic Activism During Mexico’s Cristero War
by Julia G. Young Silverchair
Videos
WITNESS - Martha Hennessy