Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article in US Catholic. He writes: If we have any hope of alleviating the world’s pains, we must begin by going to those people who have been pushed aside and spending good time there. “You can’t fight poverty if you don’t know any poor people,” a missionary… Read More MJL: Does it make a difference to know poor people?
Jenny Lawson: “Tell someone that you love them, or that they’re important. And tell yourself. Because it’s true….You aren’t alone. You are wanted. You are good. And you will get through this. I promise. And when you doubt your worth, imagine your younger sister or your best friend or your child having these same doubts… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Bet on Africa rising by Michael Gerson: “Africa is not a brand. It is an impossibly large and diverse continent, which includes both Ebola hot zones and six of the top 10 fastest growing economies in the world.” Pope Francis and the New Values Debate by… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “If you hoard material possessions, they will rob you of your soul.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Turning our backs on Syrian atrocities by Michael Gerson: “This is the problem with impunity for mass atrocities. It encourages future horrors, which create cycles of terror and revenge, which destabilize whole regions and generate new threats. Which is why atrocity prevention is a core national… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “The great threat in today’s world is the loneliness of hearts oppressed by greed.”
Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ of The Jesuit Post has a new article at Find Your Inner Iggy, in which he writes about shaking off his armor of self-sufficiency. He writes: I think all of us, in our moments of greater rather than lesser honesty, know what it means to put down our weapons so that… Read More Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ: Shaking Off My Armor of Self-Sufficiency
