Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David offers lessons from the Philippines on democratic backsliding, describing the normalization of authoritarian behavior and the role of disinformation, impunity, the erosion of checks and balances, the manipulation of populist anger, and more. He explains how the Church can safeguard democracy in the face of such threats.
Cardinal Robert McElroy during his homily for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Moses calls the people of Israel to remember that they had been slaves in Egypt, strangers in the land, homeless, victimized and outcasts. Moses instructs Israel to always keep this history at the forefront of their consciousness and let it fashion… Read More We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation with Our Anti-Immigrant Policies
Catholic schools have the opportunity to bring a unique, invaluable approach to education—one focused on the full development of each child. Each teacher has the opportunity to not only instruct their students, but to live as an active witness to the way of life and worldview at the heart of this mission. To fulfill this… Read More 12 Things We Need in Our Catholic Schools
via Notre Dame: It was May 1924, and the Ku Klux Klan wanted to showcase its power and cement its sudden grip on Indiana politics by holding a picnic and parade in South Bend, the most Catholic area in the state. About 500 University of Notre Dame students showed their objections by storming downtown and… Read More Flashback: When the Fighting Irish Confronted the KKK
I contemplated publishing an open letter to our new baby, Anthony Francis Crawford. That felt too personal. I love you all, but some things should stay between father and son. I did want to write a reflection on my hopes for this beautiful child and for the world that welcomes him. Some people ask why… Read More My Hopes for Anthony Francis Crawford
via the Vatican: I think also of the situation here in the West, now all too marked by the effects of individualism, where the once-stable networks of family, friendship and community are giving way to greater fragmentation, and where freedom is increasingly presented as absolute autonomy – the ability to pursue happiness without any moral,… Read More Pope Leo Explains How Excessive Individualism Actually Reduces Our Freedom
