Catholic Activism

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
After Trying To Protect Water Sources, These Hondurans Have Been Held Without Bail For More Than A Year. Over the past two years, 31 people from the municipality of Tocoa, on the lush north shore of Honduras, have faced criminal prosecution as a result of their opposition to an iron ore mining project in the Botaderos Mount “Carlos Escaleras” National Park. by Jackie McVicarAmerica
"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