Big news via John Allen at Crux: In what is likely to be hailed as major step toward accountability for Catholic bishops who mishandle sexual abuse allegations, the Vatican has announced the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The announcement came Tuesday in a brief statement in the Vatican’s daily news bulletin,… Read More Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City, Who Failed to Report Abuse, Resigns
Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today. He writes: In order to respond to Pope Francis’ ecological message, it is first important that we understand the message itself. Although there are a number of ways to present what Francis has said about ecology, I think there are at least five… Read More Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: Catholic, Jesuit Schools and Pope Francis’ Ecological Vision
Bill and Denise Richard have taken to the Boston Globe to state their view on the sentencing of the Boston Marathon bomber, who took their 8-year-old son Martin’s life (among other crimes): “…now that the tireless and committed prosecution team has ensured that justice will be served, we urge the Department of Justice to bring… Read More Martin Richard’s Parents: Give the Boston Bomber Life in Prison, Not the Death Penalty
In his modern spiritual classic Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, writes about the gang-intervention ministry he runs in Los Angeles called Homeboy Industries. Frequently, Fr. Greg says Mass at juvenile detention camps, and he shares the story of a meeting with one of the teenagers there. After Mass one day, a kid… Read More Seeking Christ in the Poor and Vulnerable
When I was a child I never understood when someone would tell me that I had to listen to God. No matter how hard I tried, I could not hear any voice. Why did the characters in the Bible hear God’s voice but I couldn’t? As I grew into a more mature spiritual life I… Read More The Prayer of Listening
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power spoke at the UN on the Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. During her remarks, she said: First and foremost, we gather to share in the enduring grief of our Rwandan brothers and sisters, who suffered such a searing and immeasurable… Read More Samantha Power on the Genocide in Rwanda and Mass Atrocities Today
Millennial writer Bethany Welch has a new article at To Go Forth. She writes: Easter’s Gospel reading gives courage to those who, like Mary Magdalene visiting the tomb, travel through darkness to understand and to know. Where is the body? Why is the tomb empty? This mystery, this miracle, is rooted in brokenness and uncertainty. It… Read More We are Witnesses
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