The first extensive interview with Pope Francis since his election was published today in several Jesuit journals, including America here in the US. It’s long but great; read the whole thing. A quick scan led me to a few fantastic justice-related quotes. Here are five. “Discernment is always done in the presence of the Lord,… Read More Top Five Justice Quotes from the New Interview with Pope Francis
Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California wrote this year’s Labor Day Statement for the USCCB. It includes some great reflections on a key Catholic social teaching principle: the dignity of work. Here are six notable quotes from the document, with a brief reflection after each. Labor Day is an opportunity to take stock of… Read More Six Great Quotes from the USCCB’s Labor Day Statement
This Sunday’s responsorial psalm (Go out to all the world and tell the Good News) has me thinking about being sent. Here are three very different examples of sending, and how they might relate to our lives as disciples: 1) Third Base Coach Sending a Runner Home I’ve been paying more attention to baseball over the… Read More Go Out To All the World: The Art of Sending
Today is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which you can read all about here. To celebrate our awesome mother, I’m going to take a close look at today’s Gospel reading, which includes the Magnificat – my favorite Scripture passage. Some context: In Luke’s gospel, after Gabriel appears to Mary and tells… Read More Happy Feast of the Assumption: Close-Reading the Magnificat
One of the most powerful themes of Pope Francis’ pontificate has been the importance of working for social justice. His emphasis on Catholic Social Teaching continued at World Youth Day— he seemed to talk about it at every public appearance. Here are five fantastic quotes from his visit to Rio: 1) While at a slum… Read More Pope Francis’ Top 5 Justice Quotes From World Youth Day
This Sunday’s Gospel passage is an all-time classic: the story of the Good Samaritan. There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said… Read More Three Thoughts on Sunday’s Gospel: The Good Samaritan
Pope Francis released the fantastic new encyclical “Lumen Fidei” (“Light of Faith”) on Friday, which Pope Benedict started before his resignation this past winter. Encyclicals are the most important form of papal teaching and comprise much of the vast body of our Catholic social tradition. Here is a collection of some of the quotes from… Read More Lumen Fidei Casts Light on Key Catholic Social Teachings
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