Last Wednesday, a new online magazine that seeks to reconcile religious faith with feminism had its launch party, featuring three eclectic panels of speakers who offered their own thoughts on the subject. The discussions were fascinating and showed the value of the periodical if it can live up to the potential displayed at the event.… Read More AltFem: Reconciling Faith and Feminism
Numerous pro-life organizations recently filed a friend of the court brief in the Supreme Court for an important case on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, Young v. United Parcel Service. Among those organizations filing the brief was Democrats For Life of America (DFLA). Millennial editor Robert Christian, a senior fellow at DFLA, interviewed University… Read More Ending Discrimination Against Pregnant Women: An Interview with Thomas Berg
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new article in US Catholic. She writes: Turn away from the new iPhone and toward your neighbor. This is the message of Pope Francis—to reject what he labels the “throwaway culture” in which not just possessions but people are disposable when a newer, flashier model appears. Instead of spiritual… Read More St. Vincent de Paul: Patron of the poor
My mother had two rules for my sisters and me as we were growing up: never lie, and never make anyone feel bad on purpose. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that most of the lies I tell my mom are designed to keep her from worrying quite so much about me (i.e. to keep her… Read More Lies, Damned Lies, and OMG!
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time Magazine. He writes: By choosing Cupich in his first major appointment to the United States, Pope Francis has signaled that the pastoral revolution that has marked his papacy will be institutionalized long after his tenure ends as the Bishop of Rome. So what exactly makes… Read More Pope Francis’s Winds of Change Cross the Atlantic
Earlier this month, people around the world were appalled by a video posted online by ISIS in which a member of the terrorist organization beheaded American journalist Steven Sotloff. This past week, Americans were again disgusted by news reports, this time concerning two NFL players—Adrian Peterson, who disciplined his 4-year old son with a switch,… Read More Beheadings, Beatings, and Blessings: The Power of the Image
As anyone who reads New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat on a regular basis can tell you, he is one of the stronger, more genuine Catholics that can be found in the world of punditry. He has dedicated countless hours to providing his extraordinary insight about the Catholic Church, modern day heresy, and the… Read More Douthat’s Concession: The Separation of Church and Punditry?
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