It’s been a busy summer and I’ve been happy to cover some important topics recently for National Catholic Reporter.

Two weeks ago, NCR published a piece I pitched titled: Parishioners show up for racial justice work.

The feature covers ways some Catholic parishes are supporting Black Lives Matter, and doing racial justice work.

There is a huge need for ongoing conversations about white supremacy and anti-Black racism in progressive, predominantly white U.S. Catholic circles. I hope to cover racial justice topics more in the future.

I also wrote an investigative feature that was published in June, Catholic pilgrimage industry faces rescheduled trips and refund requests, which covered the plight of two 80-year old women working to retrieve refunds for a pilgrimage canceled by Dynamic Catholic.

The piece also describes how various Catholic pilgrimage operators are faring in the economic disaster caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Enjoy!