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
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is calling for a living wage, saying the minimum wage is too low: New Yorkers are now thoughtfully considering a proposal from Gov. Cuomo to raise the minimum wage. When I contemplate issues like this, my thoughts often turn to my visits to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. One… Read More Cardinal Dolan: Raise the Wage!
Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: I’ve spent a lot of time talking about, listening to, and maybe even cursing at presidential candidates this year. I’ve spent precisely zero time praying for them. I can’t imagine the stress and scrutiny they face every day; they’re certainly in need… Read More Resetting Your Relationship with Politics This Lent
In the second Millennial at Distinctly Catholic post, Christopher Hale writes: In short, Francis isn’t a socialist, capitalist, or any other political or economic label, but a radical Christian who takes Jesus Christ’s command to exclude no one and put the poor first seriously. With that being said, there is room for some measure of… Read More Bernie Sanders is Wrong: Pope Francis is No Socialist
