I’m neither a conservative nor a Republican. But as a citizen, I believe that the United States would benefit from having a better Republican Party and conservative movement—one more committed to human dignity and the common good. Our system does not function well with divided government and extreme polarization. The ideological purification of both parties… Read More David Brooks’ New Traditionalism and a Better GOP
Pope Francis: “We are stewards, not masters of our earth. Each of us has a personal responsibility to care for the precious gift of God’s creation.”
It seems appropriate to lead off this series of reflections with something that is at once one of the greatest blessings in most of our lives and one of the easiest to take for granted—one’s home. If you are at home as you read this, take a quick glance around you. (If not, you can… Read More Renewing Gratitude: Having a Home
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The party of Lincoln is dying by Michael Gerson: “It is not a normal political moment. It is one of those rare times — like the repudiation of Joe McCarthy, or consideration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or the Watergate crisis — when the… Read More Around the Web
Here is Archbishop Blase Cupich’s response to the mass shooting in Orlando: Our prayers and hearts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, their families and our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We are grateful to the first responders and civilians who heroically put themselves in harm’s way, providing an enduring… Read More Archbishop Cupich on Orlando Shooting: We Can No Longer Stand By and Do Nothing
via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis is shaken and saddened by the ‘homicidal folly and senseless hatred’ that has left at least 50 people dead in an attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida…. The terrible massacre that has taken place in Orlando, with its dreadfully high number of innocent victims, has caused in Pope Francis,… Read More Pope Francis Expresses Horror, Pain, and Condemnation over Orlando Shooting
via Vatican Radio: It was announced on Friday Pope Francis has decided to raise the celebration of the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to the dignity of a liturgical Feast.… In a letter announcing the change, the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Arthur Roche, writes the decision… Read More Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene raised to a Feast
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