Millennial of the Year Pete Davis writes: If I could make everyone at Democratic National Committee headquarters read one book, it would be Theda Skocpol’s Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life, published in 2003. In the early 20th century, according to Skocpol, civic life was mostly based in mass-membership organizations—religious congregations,… Read More The Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself

In an interview with Crux, Cardinal Wilton Gregory states: No political party and certainly no individual candidate that I’ve experienced embraces, the full range of Catholic social, moral teaching. We just don’t have that. And I don’t know if we’ve ever had that. The issues that we face are unique to our times. Obviously, the… Read More Cardinal Gregory: Being Pro-Life Extends Beyond Abortion

via the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: As the United States approaches the presidential election in November, what are the responsibilities of faithful citizens and voters, especially young adults? Does our faith compel us to vote for a particular candidate? What does it mean to have a “well-formed conscience”? What issues,… Read More Faith, Discernment, Democracy, and the 2024 Election

via The Center for Christianity & Public Life: “For the Good of the Public” offers an annual opportunity to hear from leading voices on issues of public importance, and to consider the resources Christianity has to offer for the public good. CCPL’s annual summit is the premier forum for civic and Christian leaders committed to… Read More Imagining a Better Approach to Politics in the US

Since I learned that Gustavo Gutierrez passed, I’ve been thinking of him and the time I spent with him at Boston College in the summers of 2008 and 2010. I’m still amazed at the joy he radiated in all he said and did. Here is my favorite story with Gustavo Gutierrez: After class, I’d help… Read More Ice Cream, Gustavo Gutierrez, and a God That Delights in Us

Pope Francis: “Please, let us not forget the poor. May we dream of a world in which water, bread, work, medicine, land, and a home are goods available to every individual. #EndPoverty”

Meghan Clark writes: People do not exist in isolation; we are formed in and for community. For this reason, participation in the common good, alongside human dignity, are hallmarks of Catholic social teaching. Today, however, we find ourselves in communities fractured by deep divisions—political, ecclesial, and social. Our ability to be in community at all… Read More Isolation and Loneliness Threaten the Common Good