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• The Mysterious Last Days of the “Lieutenant Nun”

  By Alejandra Oliva| Americas Quarterly Verified Reading Time: 3 minutesThis article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Guatemala. When you google Antonio de Erauso, the little biographical box at the top of the search page sums him up in one word: “Nun.” That semi-contradiction suggests an intriguing life—but the reality is more fascinating still. The Lieutenant Nun—as Erauso was widely known in the 17th century—was born in 1592, as Catalina de Erauso. Raised in a convent as a novitiate, Erauso escaped at the age of 15.

  By Alejandra Oliva · Americas Quarterly

  Apr. 22, 2025

• A Way in the Wilderness

  By Alejandra Oliva| Commonweal Magazine Verified During the first Trump administration, I learned about the immigration legal system—first, as an interpreter and advocate for asylum applicants, then as a court observer, and finally as a communications staffer at an immigration legal-services provider. I learned the acronyms and the names of forms, learned what made one asylum claim stronger than another, learned enough to become outraged when a new executive rule had violated existing law and precedent in some way.

  By Alejandra Oliva · Commonweal Magazine

  Apr. 05, 2025

• The call of a remnant prairie

  By Mac Loftin, W. Clark Gilpin, Katherine Willis Pershey, Alejandra Oliva| Christian Century Verified There is a field next to my office. It’s set apart from the campus by an old split rail fence, and beyond it most of what you can see is a footpath, disappearing into tall grasses. It’s been there from time immemorial—not the fence, which dates to the 1890s or so, but the field, which is not really a field but instead a prairie. I work at an artists’ residency—not as an artist but rather more as an email sender.

  By Mac Loftin, W. Clark Gilpin, Katherine Willis Pershey, Alejandra Oliva · Christian Century

  Mar. 03, 2025

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Christian Century

The Christian Century is a progressive, independent religious magazine devoted to helping people think critically and live the Christian faith thoughtfully. Known for its excellent essays and poetry, incisive reporting and commentary, and prominent writers contributing from various fields, the Century is a leading voice helping readers make sense of faith, culture, and politics in our time. Founded in 1884 as a small denominational publication, the Christian Oracle, the magazine assumed its current name in 1900 as its editorial interests broadened and its ecumenical reach expanded. The choice of the Christian Century name reflected the prevailing mood of early 20th century US Protestantism—namely, one of triumphal optimism regarding Christianity's influence on society. Today, the Century situates itself in a pluralistic context in which its voice of generous orthodoxy and its openness to church and world alike are prized. Notable contributors in the early decades included Jane Addams and Reinhold Niebuhr. In 1963, the Century was the first major periodical to publish the full text of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In the 1950s and '60s, King served as a Century editor-at-large. The Century continues to inform and shape American Christianity. Along with its print and digital editions and its growing social media presence, the magazine produces multiple podcasts, an annual lecture series, and periodic events of public interest.