Georgetown University recently hosted a discussion on Pope Francis, Catholic social teaching, and US public life, featuring Emma Green of The Atlantic, Michael Gerson of the Washington Post, and Mark Shields, syndicated columnist and commentator for the PBS NewsHour. The moderator was John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. You… Read More Pope Francis, Catholic Social Thought, and US Public Life
Yesterday, a group of leading pro-life Democrats—current and former elected officials, candidates, and activists, including Millennial editor Robert Christian—met with Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and Deputy Chair Keith Ellison at DNC headquarters to discuss why and how the Democratic Party should once again become an inclusive, big tent party. The Atlantic offers details… Read More Pro-Life Democrats Push Anti-Litmus Test, ‘Big Tent’ Strategy in DNC Meeting
via the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): The BCRA’s restructuring of Medicaid will adversely impact those already in deep health poverty. At a time when tax cuts that would seem to benefit the wealthy and increases in other areas of federal spending, such as defense, are being contemplated, placing a “per capita cap”… Read More US Bishops: Reject GOP Attack on Social Safety Net, ‘Devastating’ Medicaid Cuts
Pope Francis: “Each one of us can be a bridge of encounter between diverse cultures and religions, a way to rediscover our common humanity.”
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new article at US Catholic: Revisiting stories as we search for our humanity and deeper truths is in part what Christians do each Sunday as we listen to the gospel. We know the story; we know the characters and the ending. It is easy then to tune out when… Read More Leaning into the Gospel
Pope Francis: “We must not turn our backs on the new forms of poverty and marginalization that prevent people from living a life of dignity.”
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago writes: Pope Francis has talked about the “globalization of indifference” toward immigrants and said that they are not “pawns on the chessboards of humanity” and that they are victims of a “throwaway culture.” In other words, in many nations migrants are used for their labor and then cast aside and… Read More Cardinal Cupich: Where are the US Bishops on Immigration Reform?
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