Former Congressman Jim Oberstar died on Saturday morning. In the days since, many who had the pleasure of knowing or working with him reflected on his personal character and commitment to the protection of human life and social justice. Tom Berg, the James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of… Read More Jim Oberstar: A Congressman Who Fought For the Common Good
“Inequality is the root of social ills” (EG 202) is becoming perhaps the most quoted and (for some) infamous line in Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. Just last week, there was an excellent piece here at Millennial detailing the theological anthropology behind Catholic Social Teaching’s apprehension of extreme inequality. On the one hand, as the article… Read More Inequality & Social Sin: Pope Francis & Elizabeth Warren
“The poor will always be with you” (Deut. 15:11). Many of us are familiar with this verse, and many are also quick to quote it. But what about this passage just a few verses earlier: “There shall be no poor among you, if only you will obey the Lord your God by diligently observing this… Read More There Shall Be No Poor among You
There is a common root to most (or perhaps all) grave forms of social injustice: the rejection of human equality and the influence of this rejection on human relationships and institutions. Human persons are fundamentally equal in their worth and dignity. A person’s worth is not dependent on their lineage, how they fit in some… Read More Why Inequality is the Root of Social Evil
Just a week after David Letterman announced his retirement, American TV audiences learned that the late night legend would be succeeded by none other than Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert. CBS, whose late night ratings have been declining in recent years, is surely thrilled to have landed Colbert, who will be able to compete with… Read More The Death of the “Colbert Report” and New Life in Christ
This post by Nathaniel Romano, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. In my first ever graduate class in philosophy, my professor encouraged us to link our studies to our real-world interests and experiences. Perhaps she recognized that, being a group of Jesuit scholastics, few of us saw philosophy as a dominant path through life.… Read More The Price of Free Speech
Here is President Obama’s statement on Yom HaShoah: On this Yom HaShoah, I join people of all faiths in the United States, in the State of Israel, and around the world in remembering the six million Jews – innocent men, women and children – who were senselessly murdered during the Holocaust, as well as all… Read More Obama: Together, We Must Give Enduring Meaning to the Words “Never Again.”
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