This article brings Catholic teaching into dialogue with the intentions and the effects of imprisonment in the U.S. In particular, the author reflects on the lack of true Christian mercy in the penal system and challenges the reader to consider the ways that the U.S. prison system is not set up to rehabilitate persons, but rather for retribution through punishment and torture.
Why we need the Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding
This article explains that the gift of understanding offered by the Holy Spirit asks Christians to implement this gift through thought and