Check out these recent articles from around the web: Don’t be fooled: Assad is no friend of Syria’s Christian minorities by Bahnan Yamin, Samira Moubayed, Mirna Barq, and George Stifo: “Syrians right now, both Christians and Muslim, are the victims of a tyrannical regime on the one side and radical Islamist terrorists such as ISIS… Read More Around the Web
Millennial writer Allison Walter has a new article at NCR: A recent study from LinkedIn says that millennials switch jobs on average of four times in their first decade out of college. Some might see that as a symptom of the “next-best-thing”-generation. But I don’t think it’s necessarily a negative phenomenon. To me, it’s a… Read More Searching for a Vocation: Facing a Quarter-Life Crisis
Fr. James Martin offers some tips on how to react when people attack you with mean tweets or hateful comments on social media:
Catholic News Service has launched a new column by Elise Italiano and Millennial writer Christopher White that will focus on millennials: Fifty years ago, it might have seemed like an unlikely event: The head of the Catholic Church gathering bishops from around the world to listen to young people share their stories, struggles and suggestions… Read More In Light of Faith: A New CNS Column on Millennials
A number of recent articles explain why alienating and denying representation to the over 20 million pro-life Democrats in the Democratic Party is a mistake: Why won’t Democrats let antiabortion progressives under their tent? by Christine Emba: “Democrats, and progressives more broadly, should be welcoming such people rather than disdaining them. Assuming bad faith on… Read More Why an Abortion Litmus Test Hurts the Democratic Party
via Karen Yi: Beneath the curved wooden ceiling at Bethany Baptist Church, New Jersey’s faith leaders Thursday night vowed to stand alongside those targeted under the White House agenda — and build their own wall of resistance to President Trump’s policies. “Not on our watch will anyone have to stand or fight alone,” said the church’s pastor,… Read More Cardinal Joe: We are the ‘No’ to Heartless Policies
When we look at Africa, we see much more than its great natural richness. We see its joie de vivre, and above all, we see grounds for hope in Africa’s rich intellectual, cultural, and religious heritage. But we cannot fail to see the fratricidal wars decimating peoples and destroying these natural and cultural resources. Let… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May 2017: For the Prophetic Witness of Christians in Africa
