The Vatican’s failure to speak with moral and intellectual clarity on the conflict in Syria has largely flown under the radar this year. Despite the use of chemical weapons, barrel bombs targeting civilian populations, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, mass execution of prisoners, and countless other crimes against humanity since he… Read More Participant in Vatican Workshop on Syria Favors Assad Retaining Power
So there I was, getting beaten over the head with an umbrella by a client in the middle of the parking lot (I’m a social worker, working with men and women experiencing homelessness). As the umbrella came down, my mind raced, thinking of the possible ways I could best handle this situation (clinically speaking of… Read More Leading with Vulnerability (and Getting Hit over the Head with an Umbrella)
Millennial editor Robert Christian argues that the consistent life movement should be more inclusive toward supporters of just war theory and the Responsibility to Protect, highlighting its failure to offer a realistic approach to ending the mass atrocities in Syria. Is it really pro-life to do nothing while thousands are slaughtered each month, while barrel… Read More Robert Christian in Ethika Politika on the Consistent Life Movement
Recently the USCCB posted this presentation on income inequality. I thought it was a great place to start on raising awareness about how wage inequality impacts people who are living in poverty in this country. It’s a major problem but it doesn’t have any simple solutions, and the presentation doesn’t really offer any. The complexity of… Read More How You Can Address Income Inequality and Poverty
Millennial writer Michael Jordan Laskey has a post on Oblation: A Blog of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, in which he discusses the movie American Hustle. He writes: In Irving we see that great, never-ending cycle of sin, confession, penance, and redemption—a cycle all of us fallen folk truly need to survive. The full… Read More Michael Jordan Laskey in Oblation on American Hustle
Catholic News Service describes the background of Pope Francis’ call for Christian unity earlier this week, delivered via an iPhone message: In an unusual video message, recorded on an iPhone by a Pentecostal pastor Pope Francis knew in Argentina, the pope says all Christians share blame for their divisions, speaks of his “longing” for their… Read More Pope Francis in iPhone Video: Pray to the Lord that he will unite us all
Earlier this month, Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life featured a panel of John Allen, associate editor of the Boston Globe and Vatican analyst for CNN and NPR; Ross Douthat, op-ed columnist for the New York Times; and Kerry Robinson, executive director of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management to discuss the topic of… Read More The Pope, Politics, and Policy: Highlights and Full Video
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