Renee Roden

For me and many of my fellow Zillennials, some of the first political images I can recall were the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Absorbing television images of the two planes hitting the towers was the beginning of my political consciousness.

Saint Bénézet Catholic Worker Community with the Oklahoma City Democratic Socialists of America Chapter at Church of the Redeemer in Oklahoma City on Christmas Eve, 2025 Oklahoma City, Okla.— Oklahoma City was founded in the midst of Oklahoma’s land runs, in the late 19th century. The city began as a tent encampment for settlers pouring into “unassigned” lands in Native American territory.

Art for the October 2020 issue of The Catholic Agitator by Becky McIntyre I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn’t And she scared me And I smashed her I don’t think I’m allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened - Nikki Giovanni We are all members of the mystical body of Christ.