What is the Good Life Now?

via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University: If you are a young adult living in Washington, DC, or another city in the United States, how can you find purpose when politics seem irreconcilably divisive, church leaders seem out of touch, personal and systemic challenges seem insurmountable, and meaningful relationships… Read More What is the Good Life Now?

Michael Wear Launches The Center for Christianity & Public Life

via Yahoo News: At 34 years old, Michael Wear has already been a faith adviser to an American president, written two books and developed a reputation as a thoughtful and connected leader in American politics and religion. Wear is now launching an institution that will train Christians in public life to reject culture-war fights and… Read More Michael Wear Launches The Center for Christianity & Public Life

Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Listening to young Catholics by Timothy Matovina: “They also taught me that, now more than ever, the outreach of young leaders to their peers is our most effective means as a church to inspire healing and faith among our younger sisters and brothers. If we desire… Read More Around the Web

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mark Shields

via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: Georgetown University and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life hosted this celebration of Shields’ life and legacy because he modeled the values at the heart of our work: civility and dialogue, respect and humor, human dignity and solidarity, a conviction that politics… Read More A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mark Shields

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “It is necessary to ask the heavenly father for the gift of healthy restlessness for today’s young people, the ability to not settle for a life without beauty, without color. If young people are not hungry for an authentic life, where will humanity end up?”