Beheadings, Beatings, and Blessings: The Power of the Image

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

Douthat’s Concession: The Separation of Church and Punditry?

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?

Creation Care and Solidarity

Millennial writer Dan DiLeo has a new article in Catholic Rural Life Magazine. He writes: The connection between solidarity and Creation care exists because of their concurrent relationships to the common good. The Church recognizes that humanity’s embeddedness within Creation means that promotion of the common good requires sustainable environmental conditions. The full article can… Read More Creation Care and Solidarity

Blase Cupich–champion of social justice–is the next archbishop of Chicago

The Francis effect has come to the United States. News reports have surfaced that Blase Cupich–the bishop of Spokane, Washington–will be named the next archbishop of Chicago this morning. This past June, he spoke at Erroneous Autonomy: The Catholic Case Against Libertarianism, which we covered extensively here at Millennial. Cupich explained that “by uncoupling  human… Read More Blase Cupich–champion of social justice–is the next archbishop of Chicago

Cardinal O’Malley Explains the Vulnerability of Many Immigrants in One Story

Cardinal Sean O’Malley recounted this powerful story at the launch of Crux, which I had heard previously, but found just as compelling: I often share the story of my first days at the ‘Centro Católico’ when I was visited by a man form El Salvador who sat at my desk and bursts into tears as… Read More Cardinal O’Malley Explains the Vulnerability of Many Immigrants in One Story

Gambling with Innocent Lives: The Death Penalty and a Flawed Criminal Justice System

Early this month Henry McCollum, North Carolina’s longest serving death row inmate, walked out of prison a free man. He has spent the majority of his life—30 years—behind bars for a crime he did not commit. Thanks to DNA evidence, we now know that the confession extracted by police in the early 1980s was in… Read More Gambling with Innocent Lives: The Death Penalty and a Flawed Criminal Justice System