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
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
via Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture: What is the “Way Forward” for the Catholic Church in the United States? Learn about this key initiative bringing together bishops and theologians and other lay leaders for honest conversations about how to follow the path set out by the Second Vatican Council and Pope Francis.
Harrison Smith writes: Amitai Etzioni, an American Israeli sociologist who served as a senior policy adviser to the Carter White House, taught at George Washington University and championed the virtues of bedrock institutions — family, school, local government — while promoting the philosophy known as communitarianism, died May 31 at his home in Washington. He… Read More Amitai Etzioni, Key Communitarian Thinker and Advocate (1929-2023)
via the AND Campaign: We, the AND Campaign, are pro-woman and pro-child. Our Christian conviction calls us to raise our voices on behalf of both. The issue of abortion often revolves around a false choice that harms everyone involved. Watch this video to be better informed and move with both compassion and conviction on this… Read More The Whole Life Project
Anna Gordon is the program director for the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. Editor Robert Christian interviewed her on her faith, work, and what it takes to reach young Catholics. What are the goals of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life? The Initiative has three goals:… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Anna Gordon
MSW writes: There is no clearer contrast between a morally depraved governor and a morally serious one than a comparison of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, both of whom are Catholic. DeSantis is a Republican and Edwards is a Democrat…. Edwards, who signed a six-week abortion ban last year, used… Read More The Most Whole Life Politician in America
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