Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Human justice requires that everyone has access to work.”
Author: Millennial
Questions to Consider as the Election Approaches
Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: I have not spent as much time praying and reflecting around this election as I have shouting, complaining, and eye-rolling. So, borrowing in part from the three groups I met, here are some questions I’d like to wrestle with over the next two weeks….… Read More Questions to Consider as the Election Approaches
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Disabled Life Is a Life Worth Living by Ben Mattlin: “I decided long ago that if I’m going to like myself, I have to like the disability that has contributed to who I am. Today, my encroaching decrepitude is frequently a source of emotional strength,… Read More Around the Web
Cardinal Sean Leads Interfaith Fight against Marijuana Legalization
via the Boston Globe: Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley met with more than 40 interfaith leaders Tuesday to discuss strategies to defeat a state ballot measure that would legalize recreational use of marijuana. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston warned that making marijuana legal would exacerbate the opioid epidemic, entice more children to use drugs, hurt… Read More Cardinal Sean Leads Interfaith Fight against Marijuana Legalization
Catholic Social Teaching 101: Rights and Responsibilities
CST 101 is a collaborative 7-part video series presented by the USCCB and Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching. In this video, Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Helen Alvaré, and Bill O’Keefe discuss Rights and Responsibilities:
Pope Francis on Vanity, “an Osteoporosis of the Soul”
Pope Francis recently addressed vanity in one of his homilies: Greed, vanity, and pride are the roots of all evils…. The vanity that makes us swell up. The vanity that does not have long life, because it is like a soap bubble. The vanity that does not give us true gain. What profit comes to… Read More Pope Francis on Vanity, “an Osteoporosis of the Soul”
Pope Francis: To Fight Hunger, Combat Climate Change
via Vatican News: The annual World Food Day is being observed this Sunday October 16th and has as its theme “the climate is changing.” In a message issued Friday to mark the occasion, Pope Francis said everyone has a responsibility to protect the planet for future generations…. The Pope said that this theme, “leads us… Read More Pope Francis: To Fight Hunger, Combat Climate Change
