Here are a number of articles from millennial Catholics on Pope Francis’ recent post-synodal apostolic exhortation: Look to the Margins by Meghan Clark: “Pope Francis offers what we have come to expect from him—a thoughtful, nuanced and substantial text that defies easy interpretation. It is also a text that looks to the margins, something else… Read More Commentary on Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)
Since the release of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis has tweeted frequently on the family. Check out his tweets: The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 8, 2016 The family is the place where parents become their children’s first teachers in the faith. —… Read More Pope Francis’ Tweetstorm on the Family
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The new Gilded Age: Close to half of all super-PAC money comes from 50 donors by Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy: “A small core of super-rich individuals is responsible for the record sums cascading into the coffers of super PACs for the 2016 elections, a dynamic… Read More Around the Web
via the Washington Post: Pope Francis on Saturday took three refugee families back with him on his plane to Rome following an emotional and provocative visit to the Greek island of Lesbos that seemed designed to prick Europe’s conscience over its treatment of refugees. The pope boarded his Alitalia jet along with 12 Syrians from… Read More Pope Francis is Returning to Rome with 3 Refugee Families
via Vatican Insider: “On Saturday I am going to Lesbos, where numerous refugees have passed through over the months. I am going along with my brothers the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos”, “to express sympathy and solidarity with refugees and the citizens of Lesbos and all the… Read More Pope Francis Will Travel to Lesbos, Express Solidarity with Refugees
In his unforgettable essay “Federer as Religious Experience,” which appeared in the New York Times’ tragically short-lived Play Magazine in 2006, David Foster Wallace reflects on watching the all-time great Roger Federer play tennis. “Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men’s tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be… Read More Stephen Curry’s Beautiful Basketball and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination
Millennial writer Christoper White has a new article at Crux. He writes: If certain individuals or organizations lobby for the protection of animals, might they want to extend their sympathies to all vulnerable creatures, such as unborn children? The reverse, however, also deserves consideration: Wouldn’t it behoove pro-lifers to rethink their own attitude toward animal… Read More A Pro-life, Pro-animal Welfare Movement
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