Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “Do you want to be great? Make yourself small and put yourself at the service of everyone. In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mark 9:30-37), Jesus renews our way of living. He teaches us that true power does not lie in domination by the strong, but in the care for the weak.”

Post Less, Think More

In her newsletter Granola, Gracy Olmstead writes: When I first started working as a journalist in Washington, D.C., I was required to publish 3-5 articles a week. They were not usually long, but the output required a constant scouring of the internet for any possible leads or “hooks” one might use for a story. My… Read More Post Less, Think More

Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Tearing down idols: William Cavanaugh’s theology is a must-read for the modern West by Fr. Patrick Gilger: “Because if it is not disenchantment but idolatry that we must beware of, then it is not re-enchantment but sacramentality that will provide the remedy. Countering idolatry, then, means… Read More Around the Web

7 signs of Authoritarianism from Trump’s GOP

Kathleen Bonnette writes: “The Authoritarian Playbook,” a report released in 2022 by the nonpartisan organization Protect Democracy, offers an evaluative framework for answering these questions. It identifies seven tactics through which “would-be authoritarians pursue power” and cause democratic systems to “backslide towards more authoritarian forms of government.” Because modern Western autocrats rarely come to power… Read More 7 signs of Authoritarianism from Trump’s GOP