Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Our contagious joy must be our first testimony to the closeness and love of God.”
Author: Millennial
Pope Francis: Let’s Put an End to the Senseless War against Creation
Here are some highlights of Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: “Let Justice and Peace Flow” is the theme of this year’s ecumenical Season of Creation, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: “Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (5:24).… Read More Pope Francis: Let’s Put an End to the Senseless War against Creation
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “The human person grows more, matures more and is sanctified more to the extent that he or she enters into relationships, going out from themselves to live in communion with God, with others and with all creatures.”
Young People and the Catholic Church
Listen to Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey interview millennial Catholic Ellen Koneck on young people and the Church: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast · How Young Adults’ Faith is Defying Classic Categories with Ellen Koneck via AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast: There are so many theories about why young adults are leaving the Catholic Church today. Maybe… Read More Young People and the Catholic Church
Pope Francis: Starting a Family Should Not Be a ‘Titanic Effort’
via CNS: Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope Francis said at a meeting in Rome on Italy’s severe decline in population growth. Today’s culture “is unfriendly, if not hostile, to the family, centered as it is on… Read More Pope Francis: Starting a Family Should Not Be a ‘Titanic Effort’
Highlights of the Responsive Communitarian Platform
With the passing of Amitai Etzioni, we are looking back at his contributions to communitarian thought and organizing. Via the Communitarian Network: In 1990, a group of academicians and social thinkers came together to formulate the core ideas they shared, spelled out in the Responsive Communitarian Platform, and to spur the movement toward a recasting… Read More Highlights of the Responsive Communitarian Platform
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Your Email Does Not Constitute My Emergency by Adam Grant: “When we place too high a priority on the speed of our email replies, we destroy our ability to focus. Interruptions derail our train of thought and wreak havoc on our progress. When you know you… Read More Around the Web
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