A little over a week ago, I was at the opening Mass for the Vigil for Life at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC. I find these events are often very high energy and are filled with the frequent use of phrases like “culture of death” and “save the babies.” But this… Read More Vigil for Life 2014 Opening Mass
Last night’s State of the Union touched on many issues that are connected to achieving the common good. Check out some of the top quotes below. On creating a more just economy: “Average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled. The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of… Read More Top Quotes from the State of the Union
On Wednesday, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report, “ RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT: A RENEWED CALL TO ACTION.” Wading through the sobering reality exposed by this report, one thing is crystal clear – sexual violence is widespread and deeply embedded in American culture. An overview of the statistics: Women and girls are the vast majority of victims: nearly… Read More A Culture of Sexual Assault: When Will We Wake Up?
John Allen of National Catholic Reporter is reporting that Pope Francis is likely to visit the United States in September 2015. The primary motive for the trip would be the eighth edition of the World Meeting of Families, an event held every three years that was launched under Pope John Paul II in 1994 and… Read More Reports: Pope Francis will visit the US in 2015
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A couple weeks ago David Brooks wrote an astonishingly un-self-aware column in which he dismissed those who wrote college essays entitled “I Went to Panama to Teach the Natives About Math but They Ended Up Teaching Me About Life.” At the risk of drawing Mr. Brooks’ contempt, this is one such blog post. My story… Read More They Ended Up Teaching Me About Life, and Faith
Millennial contributing editor and co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at CNN explaining why progressives should be pro-life: And deeply rooted in the history of human society is the belief that every human being has dignity and the right to live in that dignity. As progressives, we further believe that the government plays a… Read More Christopher Hale on CNN: Why progressives should be pro-life
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