Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new post at America on Evangelii Gaudium. She writes: “The dignity of the human person and the common good rank higher than the comfort of those who refuse to renounce their privileges” (218). In a simple sentence, Pope Francis summarizes the bedrock of Catholic social doctrine: human dignity, the… Read More Meghan Clark on ‘The Dignity of the Vulnerable’
Pope Francis: “To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.”
Pope Francis: “If we look at the most painful moments of our lives, when we lost a loved one – our parents, a brother, a sisters, a spouse, a child, a friend – we realize that, even amid the tragedy of loss, even when torn by separation, the conviction arises in the heart that everything… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: CCHD: Putting the Gospel into Practice by John Gehring: “At a time when 1 in 6 Americans live in poverty and extreme income inequality is growing, a contribution to C.C.H.D. is a powerful way to affirm Catholic identity and empower those struggling to lift themselves out… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “The Kingdom of Heaven is for those who place their trust in the love of God, not in material possessions.”
In a post in the Arts and Faith section of Loyola Press, Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey questions the call for fasting in addition to prayer as a response to thorny issues in our modern world. He discovers, with the help of an Argentinian priest, that fasting can become a point of solidarity with the… Read More Fasting on Behalf of the Hungry
Pope Francis: “The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.”
