Millennial‘s Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Many fault Catholic prelates for getting too involved in politics. But it’s important to note that when the Church engages in politics, it isn’t to pursue a political end, but rather to defend the dignity and the well being of God’s people. So Francis’s… Read More CJH: Why Oscar Romero is Truly a Saint
via House Speaker John Boehner: “It is my great privilege to announce that His Holiness Pope Francis will visit the United States Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2015. On that day, he will become the first leader of the Holy See to address a joint meeting of Congress. It will be a historic visit, and… Read More Pope Francis to Address a Joint Meeting of US Congress
Millennial‘s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new article at The New Republic. She writes: Libertarianism rests on the whimsical notion that all people are isolated, entirely free agents with no claims on others except those that they can negotiate through consensual contracts. The very existence of children flatly disproves this; any moral intuition indicates that… Read More ESB: Libertarians Have a History of Horrifying Views on Parenting
Pope Francis: “To always protect the common good…this is the vocation of every politician.”
NCR reports: Pope Francis formally declared Tuesday that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated as a martyr for the Catholic faith, and the beatification of the prelate who was shot dead after radically calling on the church to stand with the poor is expected within months. Read Joshua McElwee’s full story here.
Pope Francis: “Anyone who is Christian has a duty to bear the Gospel witness: protect life courageously and lovingly in all its phases. I encourage you to do this always with the style of closeness, of proximity: so that every woman may feel considered as a person, heard, accepted and accompanied.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: For A Closing Act, Obama Has A Bold Plan To Transform Child Care by Jonathan Cohn: “President Barack Obama has taken on some pretty ambitious projects, from overhauling health care to slowing global warming. As he comes to the end of his time in office, he’s… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
