Mar 4, 2019 | Consistent Ethic of Life
Photographer John Henry reimagines the Pietà in moving photographs of black mothers and sons in his photo essay, “Stranger Fruit.”From his website:Stranger Fruit was created in response to the senseless murders of black men across the nation by police...
Feb 13, 2019 | Consistent Ethic of Life
February 13, 2019Call on Faith Leaders to Rescind their Statement of SupportRep. Steve King (R-4th IA) stated, in an interview reported in the New York Times on January 15, “White nationalist, white supremacist, western civilization — how did that language become...
Feb 16, 2018 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Issues, Organizing Tools
In the book of James, chapter 2, verse 17, we are told, “faith … if it does not have works, is dead.” As people of faith, we believe one of these works of our faith is participation in civil disobedience. If you are discerning some type of nonviolent...
Aug 26, 2013 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Issues, Poverty
By: David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap Originally published 2013 It is estimated that the average American spends about $370.06 of their consumer dollars per week on food, housing, transportation, apparel, health care, entertainment, personal insurance, and other...