Tuesday, March 3, 2026

A Prophet’s Call for Justice

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God’s Restorative Justice

A Prophet’s Call for Justice

Monday, March 2, 2026

Richard Rohr considers how God used the prophets to upend notions of retributive justice, which prevail in most cultures to this day:

Justice, most of us believe, is when we send bad guys to jail. We imagine that we can point out the few who get caught and that then we can think of ourselves as a fair society. But we don’t dare convict the whole system of massive injustice and deceit. Maybe we are refusing to carry both guilt and responsibility? Taking responsibility for the common good is the more important moral mandate. And that is exactly where the prophets began. When the common good is the focus, preaching is not about imposing guilt and shame on individuals, but about giving vision and encouragement to society.

Against Unjust and Unjustified War with Iran

Editorials

Against Unjust and Unjustified War with Iran

by The Editors March 2, 2026

People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

The Middle East has once again been plunged into strife and uncertainty—and the primary culprit is the American president who promised to end the U.S. habit of engaging in “forever wars”: Donald J. Trump. By joining with Israel to carry out the targeted killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, Mr. Trump has ignored U.S. law to involve the country in a war solely on his own authority. He also continues to ignore the costs and risks of destabilizing the already fragile international order. As the editors said about his adventurism in Venezuela only two months ago, “Unprincipled and unpredictable military intervention will make regional conflicts more enduring and destructive.”

He broke the story of the US Catholic clergy abuse scandal. Now he reflects on struggling to keep his faith

NEW ORLEANS (LA)
The Guardian [London, England]

March 1, 2026

By Jason Berry

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A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside

In 1965, just shy of my junior year at the Jesuit high school of New Orleans, with good potential as an offensive end, I had an epiphany in the muddy slog of August football practice: Why are you doing something you don’t like?

Soon after, I quit, and was trailed by guilt for a dereliction of duty. Jesuit vaunted student achievements of all kinds. I played on the golf team and did some pieces for the school paper. Jesuit fostered a fraternal culture, molding friendships I carry to this day.