Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “In the heart of every person is a desire to live in freedom, in a place where change is possible in fellowship and solidarity.”
Year: 2016
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope shining a light on Mexico’s margins by Austen Ivereigh: “Pope Francis will be spending almost all of his time in Mexico’s margins, in four dioceses never visited by previous popes, to be with those for whom he has made clear he has come: prisoners, the… Read More Around the Web
The Case for a Catholic Feminism
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Church Life Journal. He writes: For some Catholics, feminism is the other f-word. It is seen as an ideology that is antithetical to the core values of the Catholic faith. Certainly among those who are more traditional, there are a myriad of reasons for this aversion,… Read More The Case for a Catholic Feminism
A Spotlight on Abuse: Healing the Wounds of the World through Truth, Justice, and Solidarity
Spotlight is not, at its heart, a movie about the Church. It is a movie about people doing their jobs for the sake of honesty and justice. The reporters at the Boston Globe, committed to truth and bringing that truth into the light, are doing the practical work of the Word without knowing it. The… Read More A Spotlight on Abuse: Healing the Wounds of the World through Truth, Justice, and Solidarity
Women Saints: Virgins, Martyrs…and Mothers
Virgin and martyr. These titles are those that the Church has chosen to sum up the crowning achievements of Saint Agatha, whose feast day we celebrated this past Friday. For anyone who is unfamiliar with Catholic traditions surrounding the veneration of saints, labeling a person according to her sexual habits (or lack thereof) and cause… Read More Women Saints: Virgins, Martyrs…and Mothers
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “The Cross of Christ is not a defeat: the Cross is love and mercy.”
UN: Assad Regime Guilty of Extermination, Crimes against Humanity
NBC News describes a new report from the United Nations on crimes against humanity in Syria: Thousands of civilians are being secretly imprisoned, raped, tortured and exterminated by Syria’s government as it wages a bloody civil war, a United Nations commission found Monday. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria lifted the lid on what… Read More UN: Assad Regime Guilty of Extermination, Crimes against Humanity
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