Amazon Synod
News Briefs
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Chicago teacher strike continues after negotiations fall through Chicago public schools will remain closed after negotiations fell through Saturday between the city of Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union. Public schools in Chicago closed Oct. 16 and will likely remained closed past the seven–school-day stoppage mark set by a […]
Catholic Values Column: Pachamama
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST If people are surprised, or even frustrated, that I’m dedicating yet another column to current events in the Vatican, it’s okay. So am I. I wanted to spend this column reflecting on cheerier Catholic topics, like what I’ve learned this semester about the absolute primacy of Christ or, my personal favorite, […]
Catholic Values Column: Colonialism and the Amazon synod
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Apparently, defaulting to colonialism is the preferred method for evangelizing to the native peoples of South America. If the comments of certain leaders for the current Amazon Synod are any indication, that just might be the approach they decide to take. Last week, Bishop Erwin Kräutler, an Austrian-born prelate who […]