Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist José Casanova, a Berkley Center senior fellow, discuss the global crisis of democracy, the resurgence of exclusionary populisms and self-enclosed nationalisms, and lessons from the global pandemic:
Pope Francis: “God created us for communion, for fraternity. Now more than ever the pretense of focusing everything on ourselves, making individualism society’s guiding principle, has proven illusory. We have to be careful! When the emergency is over we can easily fall back into this illusion.”
via Vatican News: L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican News interviewed Bernice Albertine King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. regarding her dedication to equality, the culture of peace and the value of nonviolence. A passionate human rights activist like her father, and president of the King Center in Atlanta, Bernice Albertine feels there is a strong… Read More Bernice King on Pope Francis, Her Father, and Living Together As Brothers and Sisters
Pope Francis: “If we are faithful to Christ and do good works, we can spread the light of God’s hope.”
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In The Tablet, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: The letter describes a global battle between “children of light” and “children of darkness”. The children of darkness are an “absolute minority” that has infiltrated the media, economy and governments in order to seize power and maximise their wealth. Viganò explains to Trump that they are on… Read More Viganò’s letter to Trump, Conservative Bishops, Priests, and Laypeople, and 2020
Olga Khazan writes: Though they might seem in the prime of their life, recent research shows that Millennials—people born from roughly 1981 to 1996—are more likely to die prematurely from suicide and drug overdoses than previous generations were. Perhaps that’s to be expected, given the turmoil Millennials have faced in recent years. After scrambling up… Read More The Millennial Mental Health Crisis
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