It all started with a jerry can. A classmate and friend of mine started her own non-profit organization to fight the water crisis by implementing clean water systems in places where people do not have access to clean water. I had no clue what the water crisis was, and it seemed like a problem that… Read More One Person, One Small Action Can Change the World
Pope Francis has announced the creation of a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation to be celebrated on September 1st each year. Pope Francis explained:
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: It isn’t just Kasich’s words that connected him with the 78-year-old Bishop of Rome. Kasich’s policy decisions during the past five years have reflected the pope’s plea that politicians be “genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the… Read More Will John Kasich Be the GOP’s Pope Francis Candidate?
This is obviously a short post. Somewhere between Donald Trump’s hilarious and horrifying moments in the GOP presidential primary debate last night, Donald Trump actually touched upon the structural injustice that is undermining the democratic nature of American government, creating tremendous obstacles to achieving policies that would promote the common good. This should be one… Read More The Wisdom of Donald Trump
“People may well have a growing ecological sensitivity but it has not succeeded in changing their harmful habits of consumption which, rather than decreasing, appear to be growing all the more. A simple example is the increasing use and power of air-conditioning. The markets, which immediately benefit from sales, stimulate ever greater demand. An outsider… Read More Pope Francis, Our Energy Addiction, and the Socially Disruptive Virtue of Temperance
Millennial’s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new article at TNR on millennial men, their egalitarian views of gender roles, the gap between these views and their daily lives, and what can be done to reduce this gap. She writes: While millennial men have the most gender-egalitarian views of any generation to date, Miller explains, they… Read More Helping Millennial Dads Live Out Their Family Values, Egalitarian Ideals
Dozens of Christian leaders have signed a letter calling on US presidential candidates to focus on poverty and climate change, including Sr. Donna Markham of Catholic Charities USA, Sr. Simone Campbell of NETWORK, Dan Misleh of Catholic Climate Covenant, John Gehring of Faith in Public Life, Eric LeCompte of Jubilee USA Network, Stephen Schneck of… Read More Christian Leaders Call for Candidates to Focus on Poverty, Climate Change
