Over at America, Meghan Clark has an excellent response to Stacie Beck’s quite abysmal article “Just Economics”, which was also featured in America. Clark shows just how divorced this worldview is from Catholic thought, in addition to highlighting the faulty economics that Beck employs. The heart of the conflict centers around whether people have dignity… Read More Catholic Teaching, Not Just “Economics”
I just spent the past hour trying to work my way through Conor Friedersdorf‘s article that appeared this morning in the Atlantic, about the trial (and lack of media coverage) of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell. I had to step away from the computer several times to either sob or quell my queasiness as I read… Read More When Killing Children Gets Ugly
Last year Father James Martin, SJ put forward the argument that gun control is a religious issue and “as much of a ‘life issue’ or a ‘pro-life issue,’ as some religious people say, as is abortion, euthanasia or the death penalty (all of which I am against), and programs that provide the poor with the… Read More US Bishops: Gun Control is a Pro-Life Issue, Now is the Time to Act
The power of ‘thanks’ by Chuck Leddy (Harvard Gazette) Chuck Leddy notes the findings of a book by Harvard Business School associate professor Francesca Gino, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan, which (among other subjects) tackles gratitude and its motivating effect on others. Based off of several… Read More Weekly Rewind
Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web over the past few weeks. Cuomo’s big abortion mistake by Kristen Day (NY Daily News) Kristen Day points out that although 50% of Americans identify as pro-life (with only 41% identifying as pro-choice and over 60% favoring… Read More Weekly Rewind (Triple edition)
Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web over the past couple of weeks. An awful loss, a beautiful life, a daunting task by Tim Carney (The Examiner) Tim Carney gleans hope and insight from the tragedy of the death of his 14-month old nephew,… Read More Weekly Rewind
Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web last week! What George W. Bush Did Right by Christian Caryl (Foreign Policy) Christian Caryl lauds President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which was announced in his 2003 inaugural address and has provided $44 billion… Read More Weekly Rewind
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