A great blog post is going viral that reminds us of the importance of having children at church. The author says, “I know it’s hard, but thank you for what you do when you bring your children to church. Please know that your family – with all of its noise, struggle, commotion, and joy –… Read More Thank You for Bringing Your Children to Church
Rand Paul’s understanding of the role of government starkly contrasts with the role envisioned in Catholic teaching. It is no surprise then when he breaks from the Church’s position on a wide array of issues, particularly those affecting the poor and the most vulnerable. What may be more surprising is his rejection of the Catholic… Read More Rand Paul vs. Catholic Universalism
American soccer player Robbie Rogers, who had been playing club soccer in England for the team Leeds United, announced earlier this year that he was gay and that was retiring from the sport. Surely there were some ugly responses to his announcement on social media and elsewhere, but there was also an extraordinary amount of… Read More Millennial Catholic Robbie Rogers Makes History
It has now been over five years since Vargha Taefi’s mother, Fariba Kamalabadi, was imprisoned on absurd, baseless charges by Iran’s tyrannical regime. As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, her real crime is being a member of the Baha’i faith. And for that crime, she has been subject to remarkable cruelty… Read More Five Years Too Many: A Son’s Anguish
In an address earlier today, Pope Francis made comments that are sure to shake Catholic free market enthusiasts down to their boots. The Pope pointed to technological and other forms of progress that have accompanied modernity, but he also said “we must acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue… Read More Pope Francis: Worship God, Not the Free Market
It has now been five years since Iran’s brutal, authoritarian regime imprisoned the Yaran, the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. My hope is that with all the focus on religious liberty in the US among Catholics and the Bishops, Catholics will come together with others in the global community who believe in… Read More Five Years Too Many
I attended a Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good event on Wednesday that featured the journalist John Thavis (this is one of the perks of Millennial being a CACG project, the downside being my epic fail-level small talk as the sole introvert in a room full of bigwig Catholic extroverts). Thavis, the author of… Read More John Thavis, Pope Francis, and Millennials
