For a candidate who is often criticized for dodging controversial topics, Hillary Clinton gave a clear verdict on a thorny topic this week: “of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life,” she said on ABC’s The View on Monday. The statement might have sent chills up the back of Hillary’s supporters at Emily’s… Read More Pope Francis the Feminist?
If you aren’t on Instagram, now might be the time to join. After meeting with Instagram’s CEO last month month, Pope Francis will join IG on March 19. In addition to soon being able to follow Francis, you can follow Millennial today.
At last week’s Democratic Party presidential debate in Milwaukee between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, I tried my best to represent the Catholic community and our most fundamental values. While there, I had the privilege to talk to both candidates about the issues that are at the heart of Pope Francis’ agenda and that should truly matter… Read More The Message I Delivered to Bernie and Hillary
President Obama became emotional today as he talked about the costs of our nation’s radically libertarian approach to gun rights to the other rights we value as Americans: The White House and the have President outlined a package of executive actions that are designed to reduce gun violence: The package…includes 10 separate provisions, White House… Read More It Is Time to Confront the Problem of Gun Violence
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” (Philippians 4:14) Today is Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of rejoicing. How many of us spontaneously associate God and joy? In our alienation from God, we experience God only as judge, as distant and demanding. But God’s whole business is joy. God is a communion, a community of joy in God’s own inner life. God… Read More Let Us Rejoice
I just met an American seminarian studying to be a priest in Rome. When he was a child, his family illegally immigrated to the United States to flee violence and to find a better way of life. When he decided he wanted to become a priest, his bishop wasn’t able to send him to a… Read More Our Immigration System Should Not Keep Out the People (Including the Priests) We Need
Beirut last night. Baghad this morning. And Paris tonight. ISIS is on a mission to terrorize the entire world. But while they promote an ideology of hate, there are heroes rising up across the globe to offer a counter-witness of radical love. Tonight I broke bread with one of them: Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil,… Read More An Iraqi bishop willing to die for his flock
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