Check out these recent articles from around the web: Papal Economics by Anthony Annett: “When the likes of Busch and the Koch brothers talk about ‘free markets,’ they are not really talking about the market as mode of cooperation for mutual benefit. Rather, they are peddling an ideology of self-interest designed to push the economic… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Throughout the season of Lent, we’re featuring the Millennial Lenten Reflection Series, co-sponsored by Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Franciscan Mission Service. Each small reflection will be written by a young person, focusing on that day’s Mass reading. You can sign up for the series here. In today’s readings, we read two seemingly competing… Read More Lenten Reflection Series: God’s Justice is Beyond Human Justice
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Frank Underwood has no time for human relationships. He tells us that “friends make the worst enemies” and that “the best thing about human beings is that they stack so neatly.” Pope Francis would surely implore Underwood to remember his namesake: “Saint Francis… Read More What Pope Francis Could Teach Francis Underwood
Throughout the season of Lent, we’re featuring the Millennial Lenten Reflection Series co-sponsored by Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Franciscan Mission Service. Each small reflection will be written by a young person, focusing on that day’s Mass reading. You can sign up for the series here. “Leave your gift there at the altar, go… Read More Lenten Reflection Series: Putting Everything in God’s Hands
One of the benefits of attending the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering is learning about various social justice organizations and the important work they do. Here is a quick tour of these organizations’ tables at the event for those were not able to attend:
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Pope Francis has asked us to reconsider the heart of this activity this Lenten season. According to Francis, fasting must never become superficial. He often quotes the early Christian mystic John Chrysostom who said: “No act of virtue can be great if it… Read More Pope Francis’ Guide to Lent: What You Should Give Up This Year
Pope Francis: “Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own. Our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.”
