The Easter Triduum, the high point of the liturgical year, is full of lessons on how we might “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8). Holy Thursday: To Be Served and To Serve When I was in second grade, the pastor at our family’s parish invited me to be one of… Read More Sin, Evil, Injustice, and Even Death are No Match for God’s Love
In today’s Gospel, John tells the story of Jesus at the Last Supper, when he reveals to the disciples that Judas will betray him. The Scripture says that Jesus was “deeply troubled” by this situation. Jesus, who has pitched his tent among us and shared our lot, experiences the most difficult human emotion there is: fear. Though he himself tells… Read More The Crosses We Bear
Here are some of the highlights from this year’s message: “Jesus asks us to follow him and to travel with him along the path of love, the path that alone leads to eternal life.” “We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the… Read More Top 10 Quotes from Pope Francis’ 2014 World Youth Day Message
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Time, in which he argues that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Opportunity Plan can help pro-choice and pro-life advocates find common ground. He writes: The plan calls for a fully self-sustaining paid family and medical leave program, an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, universal… Read More Robert Christian in Time: Why Pro-lifers Should Join Forces with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
While North Korea’s global reputation is shaped by its repression and insularity, the eccentricity and absurdity of Kim Jong-Il may have distracted many of us from the true depth of the regime’s cruelty and brutality, which persists to this day under his son Kim Jong-un. A recent report by the United Nations highlights just how… Read More Spotlight on North Korea’s Brutal System of Repression
Pope Francis met victims of human trafficking and senior police chiefs from 20 countries and praised their efforts to fight human trafficking, which he described as a “crime against humanity.”
Pope Francis was recently interviewed by a group of young people from Belgium. Here are five of the best quotes from the interview: “For me, the heart of the Gospel is about the poor.” “We’re all brothers and sisters. Believers, non-believers or whether belonging to this or that religious confession, Jews, Muslims… we’re all brothers… Read More Top 5 Quotes from Pope Francis’ Recent Interview with Young People
