Last week, John Gehring pointed to Pope Benedict XVI’s progressive legacy. Gehring noted Benedict’s opposition to unregulated capitalism and support for the redistribution of wealth. He also noted the pope’s strong environmental record in defense of creation. These are two legacies that I hope the next pope will continue. In fact, there is much in… Read More A 21st Century Social Justice Pope
John Carr, the former executive director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the United States Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was on NPR earlier this month. Among the various interesting topics he discussed was his time at Harvard and his engagement with young, often secular people there. One was a fellowship at Harvard… Read More John Carr on NPR
Today I was lucky enough to enter my high school’s athletic hall of fame and have my basketball jersey retired. I thought I would share a few segments from my speech where I try to describe the positive experience that playing high school sports had on my life and personal development. Many others share similar… Read More The Benefits of High School Sports
In a speech at Georgetown University last week, which kicked off Jesuit Heritage Week at the school, Mark Shriver discussed some of the reasons his father, Sargent Shriver, was seen by many as not only a great man for his outstanding record of public service, but also as a good man in his personal treatment… Read More Book Review: A Good Man
There is an insecurity epidemic that is raging among teenage and preteen girls in our society. Last year we saw it most vividly in the spread of “Am I hot or not?” and “Am I ugly?” videos on YouTube, which not surprisingly led to vicious, hateful comments by anonymous commenters. This year, there will inevitably… Read More Keep It Real Revolution: Catholic Schools and Authentic, Secure Girls
Martin Luther King Jr. is a national hero, a remarkable figure whose courageous pursuit of justice compelled Americans to recognize and correct our nation’s failure to live up to its highest ideals, those so elegantly expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Yet King’s vision transcended these ideals. He articulated notions of equality, freedom, and justice… Read More Dr. King & Catholic Social Teaching
Enough is enough with all of the talk about “defending traditional marriage.” The authentic Christian call to marriage, becoming one flesh, which is articulated in Genesis and affirmed by Christ, is and always has been exceptionally radical. It challenges us to build a future not yet seen, not to gaze back at an illusory past.… Read More Promoting Christ’s Vision, Not Traditional Marriage
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