I recently gave the commencement address for a high school graduation. The students came from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Many ended up in the school because it offered them an alternative to a traditional classroom setting that had not served them well in the past. It was my first public commencement speech,… Read More Five Keys to Building Community

Check out these recent articles from around the web: John Kasich: Number Of Mentally Ill In Prison Is “A Disgrace” by Christopher Massie: “Ohio Gov. and likely Republican presidential candidate John Kasich argued last week that the number of mentally ill people in prison is ‘a disgrace’ and touted the changes made by his administration… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: No one can claim to know why God let Beau Biden die so young, but we do know that the God who lost his son Jesus is crying with Beau’s father. In Joe Biden’s suffering, the vice president is giving his fellow Christians… Read More How Joe Biden’s Catholic Faith Has Guided Him Through His Son’s Death

Millennial writer  Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: Following Pope Francis’ lead, we Catholics should develop a “theology of encounter.” The term is too rich, and the current “Pope Francis moment” is too big, to miss this opportunity. So here is a call for professional theologians to think and write… Read More It’s time for a theology of encounter

Christopher Hale writes in the Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum caused a small uproar earlier this week when he said that Pope Francis should stop talking about climate change and “leave science to the scientists.”… The Catholic Church speaks on issues of faith and science not as some academic exercise, but because these… Read More Leave it to the Scientists? Millennial Co-founders Respond to Rick Santorum’s Challenge to the Pope’s Authority

Politicians and activists often see themselves as the heroes of the pro-life movement. But the real heroes are the parents who choose life, even in difficult circumstances. Sometimes these circumstances are the result of our society’s failure to support families and ensure that they have all of their needs met. Sometimes they result from decisions… Read More Pope Francis Praises Heroism of Parents Who Chose Life

Pope Francis made some key points connecting poverty and the state of families at his weekly general audience earlier today. He said: Healthy families are the “mainstay” of healthy individuals and communities, he said, so if that cornerstone is removed, “everything collapses.” “Today’s economy often specializes in the enjoyment of individual well-being, but widely practices… Read More Pope Francis: Fight Poverty, Heal Families