The gridlock in our political system stands as a serious obstacle to the common good. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently shared a story about working with Mother Teresa, while noting that they disagreed on other subjects. This serves as a good reminder that if people are willing to find common ground, even if they disagree… Read More Hillary Clinton on Working With Mother Teresa

That each may contribute to the common good and to the building of a society that places the human person at the center:

Here are some highlights from the US Bishops’ 2016 Labor Day statement: We behold signs that have become too familiar in the years following the Great Recession: stagnant wages, industry leaving towns and cities behind, and the sharp decline in the rate of private-sector organized labor, which fell by more than two-thirds between 1973 and… Read More US Bishops: Greater Economic Justice Needed to Strengthen the Family

Pope Francis on St. Teresa of Calcutta in the homily of her canonization mass today (via Vatican Radio): Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defense of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded.  She was… Read More Pope Francis on St. Teresa of Calcutta: May She Be Your Model of Holiness!

via Reuters: Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded Venezuela’s capital on Thursday in one of the biggest mass protests against socialist rule for more than a decade. Dressed in white and chanting “this government will fall,” hundreds of thousands rallied across Caracas to demand a recall referendum against Maduro and decry a deep economic crisis… Read More Mass Protests in Venezuela against Maduro

via Vatican Radio: United with our Orthodox brothers and sisters, and with the support of other Churches and Christian communities, the Catholic Church today marks the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation”. This Day offers “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation,… Read More Pope Francis’ Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation

via Vatican Radio: Speaking to the faithful following the traditional Angelus prayer on the final Sunday in August, Pope Francis looked forward to the event, saying, “This coming Thursday, September 1st, we will mark the World Day of Prayer for the care of creation, together with our Orthodox brothers and with other Churches,” describing the… Read More Pope Francis, Catholics Worldwide Are Ready for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation