At Grotto Network, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: When distorted by hyper-individualism, being authentic can become associated with things that are superficial and ephemeral, behavior and preferences that are unrelated to who a person is at their core — their deepest values and the unique position that each occupies in the world of persons. A… Read More Social Media Friendships Might Be More Special Than We Realize
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Historian Rutger Bregman told those in attendance that they need to talk about billionaires paying their fair share in taxes, if they really care about justice and the other ideals they have been espousing. Watch the video:
Cardinal Joseph Tobin writes: A wall would probably drive them into more remote areas of the desert or mountains, possibly to their deaths, as the forces driving them — violence, persecution and extreme poverty — are more life threatening than a risky border crossing. In fact, close to 8,000 migrants have died in Arizona and… Read More Cardinal Joe: Trump’s Immoral Wall Threatens Lives, Is Based on Lies and Anti-Immigrant Agenda
At Where Peter Is, Mike Lewis writes: The Magisterium is the teaching office of the Church. According the the Catechism (#100), “The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.” In other… Read More The Imagisterium vs. the Actual Magisterium
Here are some highlights from the Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 53rd World Day of Social Communications: Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between persons, and of solidarity among all… If the Internet represents an extraordinary… Read More Pope: Use Internet, Social Media to Foster Communion Not to Spread Hatred and Lies
via USCCB: After the introduction of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 (EICDA) yesterday, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the legislation as an important step forward in addressing climate change. “This bipartisan bill is a hopeful sign… Read More US Bishops Praise New Climate Change Bill
via Vatican News: You teach us that encountering one another does not mean having to look alike, or think the same way or do the same things, listening to the same music or wearing the same football jersey. No, not at all… The culture of encounter is a call inviting us to dare to keep… Read More The Culture of Encounter and the Dream Running Through Our Veins
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