Check out these recent articles from around the web: So help me God: ‘Faithful Citizenship’ and Catholics in public life by Stephen Schneck: “Finally, Faithful Citizenship could remind American Catholics that citizenship is not a license, but rather an ongoing formation of the soul to serve the common good. With citizenship comes rights and privileges,… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: A few things you need to know about poverty in the U.S. right now by Tom Mulloy: “As Catholics, we strive for an economy that places people first. Everyone has a right to live in dignity, free from poverty, with decent work at just wages. Life… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Let Girls Learn by Michelle Obama: “Scholarships, bathrooms, and safe transportation will only go so far if societies still view menstruation as shameful and shun menstruating girls. Or if they fail to punish rapists and reject survivors of rape as ‘damaged goods.’ Or if they provide… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Christians can’t ignore the suffering of Muslims by Michael Gerson: “To respond to the AIDS crisis, American Christians had to overcome a belief that the disease was deserved. To respond to the Syrian refugee crisis, Christians must overcome their discomfort with Islam and their belief that… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: The children among Syria’s ruins by Michael Gerson: “Whoever is responsible for this radiating wave of misery — and many are responsible, through action and inaction — the Syrian refugee crisis is now the greatest humanitarian challenge since the height of the AIDS pandemic. As with… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Go To Church, Justin Bieber by Anna Nussbaum Keating: “However, we don’t simply go because it is what we have always done, though there is something very primal and ancient about this gesture. We go to church to pay obeisance to the God that created us.… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: The ‘Francis effect’ is about more than politics by Allison Walter: “During my sleep-deprived adventure, I saw my church come alive, with millions gathered together in song in the city streets because they have renewed hope. I had strangers tell me that they’re giving the church… Read More Around the Web