Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: I’ve spent a lot of time talking about, listening to, and maybe even cursing at presidential candidates this year. I’ve spent precisely zero time praying for them. I can’t imagine the stress and scrutiny they face every day; they’re certainly in need… Read More Resetting Your Relationship with Politics This Lent
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Economic Inequality: Can Theology Say Something New? by Kate Ward: “In my view, a good deal of advocacy around inequality, including that of religious leaders, avoids one of the more important questions we should be asking: how does inequality affect our moral formation? For many of… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article at U.S. Catholic, the latest installment in their series of Lenten reflections. He asks: Will Pope Francis be a cool dude who millennials simply admire from afar and see as affirming their existing beliefs or will he be someone that inspires us to fundamentally change the way… Read More Millennial Editor Robert Christian in U.S. Catholic: : Becoming children of the light
Pope Francis: “Lent is a time to change direction, to respond to the reality of evil and poverty.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Nation of Takers? by Nicholas Kristof: “However imperfectly, subsidies for the poor do actually reduce hunger, ease suffering and create opportunity, while subsidies for the rich result in more private jets and yachts. Would we rather subsidize opportunity or yachts? Which kind of subsidies deserve… Read More Around the Web
Morning Prayer at Bread for the World on Friday was about connecting to the heart of Lent. I often find it useful to remind myself of why the Church began to practice Lent each time the season gets underway. It’s NOT about losing a few pounds, or a time to kill bad habits, or even helping us… Read More Lent is not a self-help program
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