Millennial’s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new interview at The Living Church. She discusses a number of topics, including libertarianism: It’s a problem for all Christians in my view. It’s especially troublesome for Roman Catholics, who have many decades of social teaching and centuries of tradition militating against a libertarian anthropology and a libertarian account… Read More Poor People Are Bruised Reeds
Millennial’s Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article in NCR. He writes: Joy and happiness seem different to me somehow. The great Henri Nouwen wrote about this difference and how joy can persist in even the saddest times. While happiness is dependent on external conditions, Nouwen writes that joy is something deeper. It is “the… Read More MJL: This Gaudete Sunday, rejoice despite the heartbreak all around us
Recently, my sister-in-law texted me a photo of my niece, who’s 18 months old, covering her gaping mouth in pure wonder at the sight of a chintzy Christmas-light display in a big-box store. It reminded me of the uniquely wonderful time of year this is for young kids. But you don’t have to watch TV… Read More Three Tips for Introducing Christmas to Kids: Story, Simplicity, Sharing
Last year, Malala Yousafzai was awarded our first annual Millennial of the Year. This year, she received a slightly more prestigious award: the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala has set a high bar, but there are countless millennials who are engaged in important and inspiring work. We would like to invite you to nominate a deserving… Read More Millennial of the Year 2014: Accepting Nominations
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Church Life, a journal from the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame. He writes: Contemporary liberalism, libertarianism, and conservatism are all variants of this liberalism. And they are all rooted in a strong commitment to individualism, a foundation that puts these… Read More Catholic Liberals and Conservatives and the Church’s Personalist Communitarianism
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report today on the CIA’s detention program, which included the use of secret prisons and the brutal interrogation of detainees. The Washington Post has highlighted 20 key findings on the CIA interrogations. It is an ugly picture. John McCain took to the floor of the Senate to show his… Read More Torture Sacrifices Our Most Important Values
Pope Francis recently spoke to the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors. He said: In many places, the quality of life is related primarily to economic means, to “well-being”, to the beauty and enjoyment of the physical, forgetting other more profound dimensions of existence — interpersonal, spiritual and religious. In fact, in the light of faith… Read More Pope Francis on the Sanctity of Life and False Compassion
