Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Everything is interconnected: Genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithfulness to others. #LaudatoSi #WorldEnvironmentDay”
Author: Millennial
Pope Francis on Anti-Racism Protests in the US: We Cannot Tolerate or Turn a Blind Eye to Racism
via Vatican News: In his greetings to the English-speaking faithful at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis addressed the people of the United States, as protests continue throughout the nation. “I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these past days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd,”… Read More Pope Francis on Anti-Racism Protests in the US: We Cannot Tolerate or Turn a Blind Eye to Racism
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
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