Via the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Continuing Education: Pope Francis has been calling for the Church to go to the frontiers to accompany those on the margins with mercy, solidarity, and hope. This joint presentation explores the chief obstacles to overcome and opportunities to embrace in order for liturgy to share in… Read More Marcus Mescher and Susan Reynolds on Liturgy and Solidarity

Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: While a small group of ideologues have tried to hijack the crisis to promote their preexisting agenda against Vatican II, gay priests, or celibacy, the general response among millennial Catholics has transcended the many internal divisions that exist within the U.S. church. The anger is palpable. There is anger at… Read More Millennial Catholics Want Transparency, Truth, and Action in Wake of New Sex Abuse Crisis

via CNN: If you’re one of the third of all humankind who drinks alcohol, take note: There’s no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health, according to a new analysis of 2016 global alcohol consumption and disease risk. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death… Read More No Amount of Alcohol is Safe for Your Overall Health

via NY Times: Myanmar’s army commander and other top generals should face trial in an international court for genocide against Rohingya Muslims and for crimes against humanity targeting other ethnic minorities, United Nations experts said on Monday after a yearlong investigation. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar’s army, is one… Read More UN Panel: Myanmar Generals Should Face Genocide Charges

via Barack Obama: John McCain and I were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds, and competed at the highest level of politics. But we shared, for all our differences, a fidelity to something higher – the ideals for which generations of Americans and immigrants alike have fought, marched, and sacrificed. We saw… Read More Barack Obama on the Passing of John McCain

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via Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the People of God: “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it” (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse… Read More Pope Francis on Sex Abuse and Cover-up: We Must Respond to These Atrocities with Solidarity