via Vatican Radio: “Learning of the attacks in Brussels, which have affected many people, His Holiness Pope Francis entrusts to God’s mercy those who died and he prays for those who have lost relatives. He expresses his deepest sympathy to the injured and their families, and all those who contribute to relief efforts, asking the… Read More Pope Sends Condolences Following Belgium Terrorist Attacks
There is a divide in this country between those who believe that charity and philanthropy are all that is demanded of Christians in addressing poverty and those who believe that Christians are called to support both charity and justice, demanding action from not only individual persons and civil society, but government, as well. The fact-less,… Read More Addressing the Diaper Gap: Responsible Government, not the Nanny State
Check out this great video from 15 people with Down syndrome to a future mom:
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: By joining Instagram, O’Loughlin argues that the pope has shown that he isn’t afraid to take risks and that he understands that for the faith to spread, it must be communicated where today’s people are and in the language they speak. Every one… Read More Pope Francis Will Be Great at Instagram
There is something deeply appropriate to me about celebrating St Patrick’s Day in the midst of Lent. Celebrating the resilience of my ancestors’ faith and spirit in the face of colonialism, imposed starvation, and forced migration seems fitting during this season. May this make today’s Irish-Americans pause and remember that today is not about green… Read More Remembering the Oppression of the Irish and Rejecting Injustice Today
After nearly five years of civil war, precipitated by Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters, and perhaps 470,000 deaths, the US House of Representatives passed a war crimes resolution aimed at holding Assad and his allies accountable for their war crimes, as well as a genocide resolution that identifies Christians as victims of ISIS’s… Read More In Response to the Crimes of Assad and ISIS, the House Passes Genocide and War Crimes Resolutions
In the past I have offered some creative ways of approaching the Lenten “fast.” In addition to giving up something, we often hear the alternative of taking something on, kind of like a Lenten new year’s resolution. These are all fine, but I want to offer another twist to Lenten penance. What images come to… Read More Building Spiritual Strength by Doing the Little Things
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