Today it was announced: Marijuana will remain a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Substances in Schedule 1 are determined by the Food and Drug Administration to have no medical use. States that allow marijuana for medical use or legalize recreational use remain in defiance of federal law. The announcement to be published… Read More Church, Federal Government Oppose Drug Legalization
via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis had lunch with a group of 21 Syrian refugees on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta. During the luncheon, both adults and children had the possibility to speak with Pope Francis about the beginnings of their life in Italy. The children gave the Holy Father a collection of their drawings,… Read More Pope Francis Hosts Lunch with Syrian Refugees
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad of the University of Stirling has an excellent article in Dissent on the importance of listening to what Syrians want and acknowledging the reality on the ground: If Syrians haven’t been heard, it’s not for lack of trying. There are compelling voices covering the conflict—reporting, analyzing, prescribing. All are ignored. Syrians want… Read More Listening to What Syrians Actually Want Instead of Assad’s Propaganda
Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: While many are tempted to think of slavery as a relic of the past, or at least limited to remote areas of the globe, the tragic reality is that it’s never been more widespread as it is today, and it reaches right into the heart… Read More Pope Francis is the Leader of Today’s Anti-Slavery Movement
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Will Pope Francis and the Catholic Church soon allow women to be deacons? Pope Francis has created a commission to study the role of female deacons in the Church, the Vatican announced this week. Dr. Phyllis Zagano, the world’s preeminent scholar on women… Read More Has Francis Opened the Door to Female Deacons?
A recent episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land focused on the idea of divine calling. Jim struggled with what his calling might be. All he does is makes jokes about donuts, he laments. The question about our calling and purpose is a universal one. We find deep within ourselves a hunger to make a difference… Read More Detachment, Indifference, and Accepting One’s Calling
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans seem to spend a lot of energy attacking President Obama and Hillary Clinton for not calling terrorism “radical Islam.” Trump even called for the President’s resignation over this issue. Now, Pope Francis has joined the fight. Speaking aboard… Read More Pope Francis is Right, Trump is Wrong: We Are Not at War with Islam
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