Occasionally, I’ll come across a movie on TV that features Robin Williams in one of his many famous and brilliant roles. I’m a huge fan of so many of his movies (from his family comedies to his more serious pieces), and it’s always great to catch one unexpectedly on a lazy Sunday afternoon. However, now… Read More Suicide and Man’s Search for Meaning
One of the nation’s most conservative states, Nebraska, abolished the death penalty earlier today. Nebraska legislators had just enough votes to override Republican Governor Pete Ricketts’ veto. This is a tremendous win for advocates of a whole life approach—those who are looking to broaden the pro-life movement’s commitment to human life and dignity—as well as… Read More Nebraska Abolishes the Death Penalty
The population of my hometown in 1801 was 2,000 hardy souls. On September 10th of that year, 10,000 people gathered on the Town Common. What caused the population to swell to five times its usual size? A good old fashioned hanging. Earlier that year, Jason Fairbanks murdered his girlfriend—or failed in his half of a… Read More If We Are Going To Kill Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, We Shouldn’t Sanitize It or Turn Away
Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at US Catholic. He writes: This encyclical will have the ability to inspire faith-based environmental action and make a positive change in the world. However, this will only happen if Catholics recognize the authority of the document and receive its teaching accordingly. Some commentators have already mischaracterized… Read More Papal Authority and Climate Change
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: The times have changed. While Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority brought Catholics and Evangelicals together in the 1980s to promote traditional family values, prayer in school, and to outlaw abortion, today’s coalition has a much broader and altogether different agenda. President Obama might rightly… Read More 2016 Candidates Must Step Up to the Pope Francis Challenge
Check out this great Real to Reel profile and interview with prominent Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo, a millennial Catholic:
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale appeared on BBC World News to discuss Pope Francis’ meeting with Mahmoud Abbas and the persecution of Christians in the Middle East:
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