Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale and Rachel Malinowski have a new article at NCR. They write: Indeed, we must remember how to weep over this economy of exclusion. We must move beyond the sterilized consideration of people as statistics, as percentages of our population below the poverty line. Instead, we must open ourselves to their stories… Read More A church that embraces the cross must embrace politics
This post by Billy Biegler, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. Mid-sip of a cup of coffee, on an outing with an old high school friend, I heard the beginning of a terrifying sentence; “Remember the time in high school when….” Immediately, possibilities ran through my head–most of them embarrassing: Do I remember the… Read More Fidelity, Friendship, and Frozen
Millennial had the opportunity to interview Ralph McCloud, the director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the official domestic anti-poverty agency of the USCCB, on some of the important topics that have emerged as part of the national conversation in the wake of Michael Brown’s killing and the protests that followed in Ferguson, Missouri.… Read More Race, Economic Justice, and Ferguson: An Interview with CCHD’s Ralph McCloud
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time describing the role of faith as part of the national healing process in the wake of Michael Brown’s funeral. He writes: Faith teaches us how important it is to encounter the suffering of others. In the Bible, the first two questions that God addresses to… Read More Christopher Hale: A Faithful Way Forward After Ferguson
The life of a pilgrim can be a precarious adventure. Of course, being an American and living in relative security, my voyages on the road have not been nearly as precarious as those traveled by many of our world’s poor, who flee their homes seeking security or prosperity or freedom. No, my flight didn’t have… Read More A View from the Road: The Gift of Solidarity
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is all over Facebook and Twitter. Even Kermit the Frog and Mr. Met have done it. So far, it has raised more than $30 million dollars for ALS charities – the largest of which is the ALS-Association. As with anything trending on Twitter, the Ice Bucket Challenge is not without… Read More Ice Bucket Challenge: Why I Did It & You Should Too
The “cold-call pope” has once again reached out to someone facing a difficult time in their life. This time it was to the family of slain journalist Jim Foley. Catholic News Service reports: Pope Francis phoned the bereaved family of a U.S. journalist killed by Islamic State militants in Syria. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican… Read More Pope Francis Calls the Family of Slain Journalist Jim Foley
