Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article at Crux. He writes: Consumerism fosters insecurity. It blinds people to their intrinsic worth and authentic identity in order to convince them that they must buy particular consumer goods — whether a car, clothes, cosmetics, or anything else — so that they can be cool or normal… Read More Robert Christian: Why are Catholics so critical of consumerism?
Pope Francis: “We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.”
On Pentecost Sunday, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington issued a new pastoral letter, Being Catholic Today: Catholic Identity in an Age of Challenge. Here are 15 highlights from the letter: “Being a Catholic means to recognize a unique and special relationship with Jesus risen from the dead, and his mission to bring everything to God the… Read More 15 Quotes from Cardinal Wuerl’s “Being Catholic Today: Catholic Identity in an Age of Challenge”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Catholics organize to promote pope’s climate change message by Rachel Zoll: “When Pope Francis releases his much-anticipated teaching document on the environment and climate change in the coming weeks, a network of Roman Catholics will be ready. These environmental advocates – who work with bishops, religious… Read More Around the Web
Bishop Robert McElroy: “As the people of God we must build bridges which reflect the teaching of the Church that we Catholics are not called to separate from culture, nor to be co-opted by our culture, nor to war against our culture, but to embrace our culture with a powerful and transformative love rooted in… Read More Quote of the Day
via NCR: Pope Francis’ highly anticipated encyclical letter on environmental issues is reportedly to be given the title ‘Laudato Sii,’ a quotation from a popular prayer of St. Francis of Assisi praising God for the creation of the different creatures and aspects of the Earth. Translated in English either as “Be Praised” or “Praised Be,”… Read More ‘Laudato Sii’ (Praised Be) Will Reportedly be the Title of Pope Francis’ Upcoming Encyclical
Pope Francis: “Respect for creation is a requirement of our faith: the ‘garden’ in which we live is not entrusted to us to be exploited, but rather to be cultivated and tended with respect.”
