Colorado Will Replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day

via CNN: Colorado passed legislation Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day because bill sponsors say it doesn’t represent their community members. The first Monday of October will now honor Frances Xavier Cabrini, who according to the bill, is the woman responsible for creating 67 schools, hospitals, and orphanages in the United States and… Read More Colorado Will Replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day

Extending Fraternal Solidarity Worldwide

Highlights from New Forms of Solidarity: Towards Fraternal Inclusion, Integration and Innovation (I+I+I): Throughout his public life, Jesus not only preached about justice, but also lived it through solidarity and mercy with his neighbors, but especially with the disenfranchised of his time. When asked which was the most important commandment, he answered with “love the… Read More Extending Fraternal Solidarity Worldwide

Pope Francis Compares Populists to the Fascists of the 1930s, Criticizes Putting Up Walls

via The Vatican: Justice is trampled underfoot when the needs of individuals are ignored and where partisan economic interests prevail over the rights of individuals and communities. Moreover, justice is blocked by a throwaway culture that treats persons as if they were things, generating and promoting inequality. So much so that on the shores of… Read More Pope Francis Compares Populists to the Fascists of the 1930s, Criticizes Putting Up Walls

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Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Politics of Dignity by EJ Dionne: “Dignity has strong implications for both policy and our culture. And it answers a moral yearning felt both individually and collectively. Lifting up dignity as a core national purpose is essential to renewing a society that has lost track… Read More Around the Web