via AP: Pope Francis held a special Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, telling them that all people “have made mistakes” and urging them to never give up hope in God’s mercy…. Wearing green robes and a white skull cap, Francis stood before a congregation made up of some 1,000 prisoners… Read More Pope Francis Holds Mass for 1,000 Prisoners
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The age of vitriol by Edward Luce: “Like other movements, the alt-right holds conferences, gives speeches and feeds the metastasising online world of white nationalist news sites. But its real fuel is anonymous trolling. To skim the average comments section is to be cured of any… Read More Around the Web
Millennial writer Nichole Flores is quoted in a new article by Michael O’Loughlin at America: At St. Mark’s, registration drives were held on the first two weekends in October, during which about 750 people registered to vote. Those attending the trainings promised to register more people on their own…. The registration drive at St. Mark’s… Read More A Voter Registration Drive on the US-Mexico Border, as Immigration Takes Center Stage
Earlier this week, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego delivered a speech at the Center for Catholic Thought and Culture on faithful citizenship, the common good, and the upcoming elections. Here are some key passages: In Francis’ message the core of the vocation of public service, and of all politics, is to promote the integral… Read More Bishop McElroy Delivers Powerful Message on Voting, Citizenship, and the Common Good
In case you missed it, Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of October was for journalists. In choosing this intention, the pope was challenging Catholics to be more reflective about how our participation in the common good is dependent on those who practice journalism as a profession. To explore this more, I reached out… Read More Journalism, Media, and Catholicism: An Interview with Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
via Vatican News: Drawing inspiration from the Gospel reading of the day which tells of when Jesus, who was teaching in the synagogue, healed a crippled woman and ignited the anger of the righteous, Pope Francis said “it is not easy to keep to the path indicated by God’s Law. The reading by Matthew tells… Read More Pope Francis: Rigidity is Not a Gift of God
In Sweden, Pope Francis spoke about the Beatitudes: The Beatitudes are the way of life that the Lord teaches us, so that we can follow in his footsteps…The Beatitudes are the image of Christ and consequently of each Christian…The Beatitudes are in some sense the Christian’s identity card. They identify us as followers of Jesus.… Read More Pope Francis Proposes 6 New Beatitudes
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