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

On Twitter, Susan Reynolds writes: This morning at Mass, I witnessed something I have never seen, and words still mostly fail me. /1 — Dr. Susan Reynolds (@SusanBReynolds1) August 19, 2018 Our priest gave a powerful homily. He explained how poor ecclesiology has disempowered lay people &, in simple terms, how we must view this… Read More American Catholics Don’t Want Easy Answers

Don’t sleep on Sister Mary Jo’s curve ball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GMBqLJaUUh — ESPN (@espn) August 19, 2018 via Yahoo Sports: This is Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, and she just authored one of the most epic first pitches we’ve seen this season or any other season. That’s not even up for debate. It’s an undisputed fact after… Read More Sister Mary Jo Throws a Perfect Strike at White Sox Game

Michael Sean Winters writes: I do not think 10 minutes passed after America magazine’s publication of Stephanie Slade’s essay “A Libertarian Case for the Common Good” before my inbox filled with emails asking when I would respond. Pointing out the incompatibility of libertarianism and Catholic social thought has been one of the principal focuses of… Read More MSW on Libertarianism and Publishing Sophomoric Distortions of Catholic Teaching

via Vatican News: “Many times we hear some saying, ‘I don’t hurt anyone.’ That’s fine,” the Pope said. “But do you do good?” Pope Francis said many people “do not do evil, but neither do they do any good”. These people pass their lives “in indifference, apathy, and lukewarmness.” He said this attitude of simply… Read More It’s Evil Not to Do Good

Christine Emba writes: No more wild-eyed claims that 9/11 was a hoax, that the government was behind the Sandy Hook shooting or that the Parkland kids are “crisis actors.” No more spittle-flecked speculation about “white genocide” or how chemtrails are used for population control. Now, if you want to learn more about how the “New… Read More Why Banning Alex Jones from Social Media Sites Isn’t a Problem

Millennial Catholic Michael Bayer has a new article in Catholic News Service’s “In Light of Faith” series: — Authenticity: Young people have access to more information than our ancestors dreamed possible. We are inundated by ceaseless digital interactions and immersed in a sea of competing ideas…. And we hunger for a church that can name… Read More Three Traits Young People Crave from the Church