The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought in Public Life recently held an event titled Moral Dilemmas of Partisanship: Ethical Obligations and Limitations for Political Partisans. The event featured a number of political actors who have not always toed the party line in their respective parties. They discussed the challenges they have faced in a hyper-partisan… Read More Money vs. the Common Good: The Battle for American Democracy
Pope Francis met with a number of representatives from the United Nations today, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Here are some of the key points he made in his address to the UN delegation. Pope Francis explained how future development goals should reflect a commitment to integral development: Future Sustainable Development Goals must therefore… Read More Pope Encourages Integral Development, Solidarity, and Economic Redistribution by the State
In this year’s Time 100, Pope Francis, “a moral leader in word and deed,” is profiled by President Barack Obama. Our Millennial of the Year, Malala Yousafzai, is also profiled: In the face of oppression and bitter injustice, she demands education and opportunity. In the face of violence from the hands of cowards, she refuses… Read More Fighting Injustice: Profiles from the Time 100
Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has his first column at National Catholic Reporter. He writes: Virtual interaction isn’t a substitute for in-the-flesh companionship, but it doesn’t have to be one or the other. If my phone is a tool that I use in moderation to spark or grow relationships, broaden my knowledge about the world,… Read More Mike Jordan Laskey in NCR: Look Up?
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
