Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis’ Holy Land Triumph by Michael Sean Winters: “When he was introduced to six victims of the Shoah, he bent down and kissed their hands. We are accustomed to the negative of that image, of people great and small bending over to kiss the pope’s… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Making Work Pay (for Children) by Anna Sutherland: “Mandating paid parental leave would help parents to establish a strong bond with their new babies, and it would make breastfeeding for at least a few months more feasible for working mothers. A homecare allowance could allow a… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: If America really valued mothers, we wouldn’t treat them like this by Ezra Klein: “We make mothers choose between spending a month with their newborn child or keeping a roof over their child’s head. That’s not how it looks in countries that value the work mothers… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Merciful God, Merciful Church, An Interview with Cardinal Walter Kasper by Commonweal: “I do not deny that the bond of marriage remains. But the fathers of the church had a wonderful image: If there is a shipwreck, you don’t get a new ship to save you,… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: How a Second Baseman Boosted Pro-Family Policy by Ashley McGuire, Family Studies: “The fact that Daniel Murphy came under so much criticism for taking three days, three days, of paternity leave, shows that America still has a long way to go when it comes to valuing… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: International aid can’t arrive soon enough for the Central African Republic by Washington Post: “More than 630,000 people in a nation of 4.5 million have fled their homes, and tens of thousands are living in miserable and dangerous conditions at the airport in Bangui, the capital, or… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Friends of Merton by Dan Horan: “Thomas Merton continues to exercise an ‘apostolate of friendship,’ bringing people together across many divides. If you haven’t met Merton and his friends yet, I encourage you to do so.” The Five Lessons of Good Friday by Fr. James Martin,… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
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