Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, writes: Perhaps even more than the threat of gang violence, fear of starvation is motivating the current wave of migration to the U.S. southern border. The surge is coming largely from rural parts of Central America, especially Guatemala, where drought has killed the corn and beans… Read More CRS President: The Fear of Starvation Drives the Central American Exodus

Millennial editor Robert Christian recently wrote about the roots of American Catholic polarization at Church Life Journal: We are currently experiencing high levels of both polarization and partisanship (including negative partisanship)—both among the public and public officials (though polarization among the public is lower than among elites). The polarization has been asymmetrical, with Republican officials… Read More Polarization, Partisanship, and Enmity: The US Catholic Church Divided

David Brooks writes: College mental health facilities are swamped, suicide rates are spiking, the president’s repulsive behavior is tolerated or even celebrated by tens of millions of Americans. At the root of it all is the following problem: We’ve created a culture based on lies. Here are some of them: Career success is fulfilling. This… Read More 5 Lies Our Hyperindividualistic Society Tells Us

Last year, Kerry Cronin wrote an insightful article for C21 Engage on young people, loneliness, and intimacy. Here are some of the article’s key points: What really concerns young adults—what really scares them, what fascinates them, what moves them—is not really a question of sex but rather a question of intimacy. Despite their seemingly constant… Read More Millennials, Loneliness, and the Crisis of Intimacy

via Joshua McElwee: Pope Francis met briefly during his general audience April 17 with Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist who inspired a million students around the world to take part in a global strike last month to protest politicians’ inaction on climate change. The pontiff approached Thunberg at the end of the… Read More Pope Francis Meets and Encourages Young Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

The US Bishops: .@USCCB statement on #NotreDameCathedral: “Noble in architecture and art, it has long been a symbol of the transcendent human spirit as well as our longing for God.” pic.twitter.com/zrEeRPoLjS — Christopher White (@cwwhite212) April 15, 2019 Christopher Hale: For a Catholic, this isn’t just a tourist spot or even just a treasure trove… Read More Catholics React to the Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral