Check out these highlights from this excellent speech by the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Peter Turkson, at the Global Responsibility 2030 conference meeting in Germany: Sustainable development is one of the greatest challenges facing the human family. It is no longer sufficient to measure human progress only in terms… Read More Pope Francis’ Call for Sustainable, Integral Development
Pope Francis: “Mercy can really contribute to building a more human world. Especially in our times, in which forgiveness is a rare guest in the areas of human life, the call to be merciful becomes more urgent.”
I have a confession to make. Actually, I already made it. On December 8th, the opening of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, I was absolved of a whole lot of sins for the first time in a long time. A really, really long time. It wasn’t laziness or a fear of the confessional that kept… Read More #SorryNotSorry: My return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation
via CNS: San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy is challenging U.S. Catholics to take an active role in combating “the scourge of anti-Islamic prejudice.” “We are witnessing in the United States a new nativism, which the American Catholic community must reject and label for the religious bigotry which it is,” he said in a keynote… Read More Catholics Must Combat Anti-Islamic Prejudice
Today is Super Tuesday, as a dozen states hold primaries or caucuses across the country. As the election kicks into high gear, here is a guide for voting as a Catholic: 1) Pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you form your conscience and make your choices. 2) Form your conscience. This is… Read More A Brief Guide for Catholic Voters
Today’s Millennial at Distinctly Catholic post is by Marcus Mescher, who writes: Pope Francis isn’t trying to foment fear; on the contrary, he is working to catalyze consciousness. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Francis challenges us to “leave the nest that contains us” and burst the “soap bubbles” of our own self-concern. He laments… Read More The Problem of Indifference
In the latest Millennial at Distinctly Catholic article, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Critics of the Nobel Peace Prize often note its glaring omissions, perplexing choices, and selection of those with pasts that are checkered at best. But the award has gone to many extraordinary champions of human rights and genuine peace: Martin Luther King,… Read More Pope Francis should win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize
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