Julie Rubio

Honoring Our Mothers in Theology

Posted by Julie Rubio | May 11, 2014 | Current Events, Women and Gender |

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has been charged by Cardinal Mueller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with failing to submit to oversight from the Vatican about how they should go about organizing their annual conferences. The real issues at stake are much deeper and go to the heart of what Christian theology is and who gets to do it. On Mother’s Day, I want to reflect on the women who have raised their voices and offered their lives as witness to the living God. Mueller’s remarks are from an April 30 meeting at...

Holy Thursday Christians

Posted by Julie Rubio | Apr 17, 2014 | Current Events |

Christians see themselves as people of compassion, but often others see us as something else. Today, Holy Thursday, many of us will gather to recall and enact the story of the foot washing recounted in the Gospel of John. Near the end of that story, Jesus says: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for another.” (John 13: 34-35) And yet Christians are not known for their love....

Paul Ryan and Poverty: Beyond Debunking to Common Ground

Posted by Julie Rubio | Mar 31, 2014 | Current Events |

Paul Ryan’s comments on poverty have again set off a swirl of controversy. Though first reported March 12 and clarified the next day, the arguments about what he said continue, in Mother Jones here and here, in the National Review and the Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. The crux of the disagreement is about how we answer the questions, “Why are people poor?” and “How can we decrease the poverty rate?” Ta-Nehisi Coates made a compelling case against Ryan: There is no evidence that black people are less responsible, less moral, or less upstanding in their dealings with America...

Flowers, Weddings, and Cooperation with Evil

Posted by Julie Rubio | Feb 24, 2014 | Current Events |

Last week, the Arizona Legislature passed a bill that would allow owners to refuse service to customers if their refusal is sincerely motivated by religious concerns. Religious liberty is broadly defined to include beliefs and practices and protections apply not just to churches but to individuals, secular organizations, and businesses. At issue is the problem of cooperation with evil, and here Catholic moral theology can be helpful. The language of the bill is neutral but it, like efforts in nine other states, was crafted by conservative groups in response to growing worries about same sex marriage and it is...

Can We Talk about Social Mobility?

Posted by Julie Rubio | Jan 30, 2014 | Current Events |

It seems we can all agree that stalled social mobility is a problem. Liberals are talking about it. Conservatives are talking about it. As Meghan Clark pointed out last week, Paul Ryan and Cory Booker were arguing about it in the Wall Street Journal. The question is what to do about it. A new study from Havard shows social mobility persists for the following reasons: 1. Family Structure: ” A lot of research—including new research from the Brookings Institution—has shown us that kids are more likely to climb the income ladder when they are raised by two, married parents....

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