Archbishop Gregory Calls Trump Visit to JP2 National Shrine ‘Baffling and Reprehensible’

Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington DC released the following statement: I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree.… Read More Archbishop Gregory Calls Trump Visit to JP2 National Shrine ‘Baffling and Reprehensible’

Laudato Sí After Five Years: Hearing the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor

Brian Fraga writes: Five years after Pope Francis wrote Laudato si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home”), Catholic experts in a recent panel discussion pointed out that the earth’s climate is still warming, a pandemic is ravaging the globe and powerful business interests continue to exploit the environment, extracting natural resources at the expense of… Read More Laudato Sí After Five Years: Hearing the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor

The Church in America Must No Longer Be the Handmaiden of White Supremacy

The AND Campaign has released a statement on racialized violence in America: We mourn the loss of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and all others who have lost their lives due to racialized violence. The grief of their loved ones is our grief and we share in their agony. The riots in Minneapolis are… Read More The Church in America Must No Longer Be the Handmaiden of White Supremacy

US Bishops Respond to Killing of George Floyd and the Persistence of Racial Injustice in American Society

via USCCB: Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism; Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church; Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas… Read More US Bishops Respond to Killing of George Floyd and the Persistence of Racial Injustice in American Society

Converting the Imagination: Teaching to Recover Jesus’ Vision for Fullness of Life

Millennial writer Patrick Manning has a new book: For two thousand years countless people around the world viewed reality through a Christian lens that endowed their lives with meaning, purpose, and coherence. Today, in an era of unprecedented secularization, many have ceased to find meaning not only in Christianity but in life in general. In… Read More Converting the Imagination: Teaching to Recover Jesus’ Vision for Fullness of Life

As ‘Laudato Si Year’ Begins, Pope Encourages Everyone to Protect the Earth and the Poor

via Vatican News: After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis recalled the 5th anniversary of his encyclical “Laudato si’: On the Care for our Common Home.” He said the document sought to “call attention to the cry of the Earth and of the poor.” The Pope invited everyone to take part in the… Read More As ‘Laudato Si Year’ Begins, Pope Encourages Everyone to Protect the Earth and the Poor