Cardinal Sean O’Malley: The Need for a Love-driven Pro-life Movement

Last year, Cardinal Sean O’Malley gave an outstanding homily at the Vigil for Life. As Anusia Dickow explained, “Cardinal O’Malley called us to shift the paradigm of the pro-life movement to one of accompaniment.” His homily from this year’s Mass was likewise rich in insight. Cardinal Sean explained the need for pro-lifers to embrace a… Read More Cardinal Sean O’Malley: The Need for a Love-driven Pro-life Movement

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “We know well the sins against unity – jealousy, envy, antipathy – which come about when we place ourselves at the center…God’s will, however, is that we grow in our capacity to welcome one another, to forgive and to love, and to resemble Jesus.”

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Church Authority, Assent, and Pope Francis’ Encyclical

Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today. He writes: The Vatican recently indicated that Francis’ encyclical on ecology will likely be published before the summer. Crux observes that already “Pope Francis’ stance on climate change is the latest battleground for US Catholics” and, unfortunately, this battle seems likely to intensify… Read More Church Authority, Assent, and Pope Francis’ Encyclical

CJH: Turning Today’s Anti-abortion Movement into Tomorrow’s Pro-life Movement

Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: To be truly pro-life, we cannot simply support a child’s right to be born, but also the right of the mother to expect substantial support from her community and from her government. We can’t be pro-life and anti-woman. It doesn’t work. And we… Read More CJH: Turning Today’s Anti-abortion Movement into Tomorrow’s Pro-life Movement

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “Goodness is its own reward and draws us closer to God, who is the Supreme Good…Goodness offers infinitely more than money, which only deludes, because we have been created to receive the love of God and to offer it, not measuring everything in terms of money or power.”