via the Vatican: “The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected everyone is. If we do not take care of one another, starting with the least, with those who are most impacted, including creation, we cannot heal the world…. However, the coronavirus is not the only disease to be fought, but rather, the pandemic has… Read More Pope: Healing the World Starts with a Proper Understanding of the Human Person
Millennial Catholic Michael Bayer has put together an excellent guide to Catholic resources for racial justice. It includes books, official statements, articles, podcasts, videos, prayers, and more, including work featured here at Millennial and published elsewhere by members of our team. For all of our articles on racism and racial justice (or at least… Read More Catholic Resources for Racial Justice
Mike Lewis writes: What I and many other Catholics recognized in Pope Francis was how he put the principles of our faith—the Gospel of Jesus Christ—into action. This was reinforced by his words. In his homilies, addresses and interviews, he constantly admonished us to understand that without humility, repentance, conversion, transformation and a heart filled… Read More How Alt-Catholics and Their Allies Undermine the Pope and Catholic Unity
Here is Fr. James Martin’s Benediction:
Via CNS: About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers from several states urged the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee Aug. 14 “to moderate its official position on abortion,” saying many party leaders support abortion policies “radically out of line with public opinion.” “Many Democratic leaders support abortion at any time, for any reason; this position is… Read More Democratic Lawmakers Urge Party to Step Away from Extreme, Unpopular Abortion Position
Pope Francis: “Wealth can force us to build walls. Jesus, instead, invites His disciples to transform goods and riches into relationships, because people are worth more than things, they are more valuable than any riches we possess.”
Millennial writer Meghan Clark writes: Participation in the political, social, and economic life of the community is both our right and our responsibility. While not everyone is called to be an activist, all are called to actively work for the common good. Voting, in Catholic social teaching, is a moral obligation. Yet, as Christians, we… Read More Voting Under the Sign of the Cross
