Check out these recent articles from around the web: On Gratitude by Michael Sean Winters: “Gratitude is not a fleeting emotion, but a statement of faith, a stance born of faith and demanded by faith and blessed by faith. It is gratitude that allows us to bury old friends and welcome new ones, to receive… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Do Politicians Love Kids? by Nicholas Kristof: “So if politicians are genuinely looking for a bipartisan issue to break through the Washington gridlock, here’s a suggestion: invest in early education.” N.J.’s consideration of legalizing assisted suicide needs deeper study by Charles Camosy: “In a youth-worshiping and… Read More Around the Web
The USCCB collection to support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) will be taken up in parishes nationwide this weekend. Why is it so important to contribute to their work? Millennial‘s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig offered her thoughts: The CCHD, in other words, is an avenue through which we can live the message of Christ… Read More The Power of CCHD
Sister Rosemary Connelly has been recognized for her exceptional work: Connelly, now 83, has been running Misericordia with a kind smile and an iron will ever since. Under her leadership, the nonprofit that began as a small nursing home on the Southwest Side now has nearly 1,000 staffers to serve the 600 children and adults… Read More Sister Rosemary Connelly Selected as a Chicagoan of the Year
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article at Crux. He writes: If the pro-life movement wants to succeed, it should embrace a comprehensive approach to abortion that recognizes the full range of duties that individual people, intermediary institutions, and the government have in supporting pregnant women, strengthening families, and protecting lives. Demonizing government and… Read More Pro-life? Just Say ‘No’ to Libertarianism
Bishop Blase Cupich will be installed as archbishop of Chicago today. Here are some articles (and a video) on Bishop Cupich’s move to Chicago: Watch: Ann Curry talks to Bishop Cupich On eve of installation, Chicago’s Cupich offers hints of his agenda by Michael O’Loughlin: “Blase Cupich, named by Pope Francis to replace ailing Cardinal… Read More Cupich to Chicago: Chicago’s New Archbishop
