Last month, my mother told me she was receiving food stamps. When she told me, my first reaction was one of embarrassment—what was my mother doing wrong that she wasn’t able to provide for herself? Then frustration—why didn’t she tell me that this was how she was surviving, since I am very fortunate to have… Read More My Mom Is On Food Stamps?!
Pope Francis has made a conscious shift in the Church’s language on abortion, one that places the issue within the context of human rights and social justice, while recognizing the difficult situations that lead many women to procure abortions. When it comes to addressing the issue in this way, Cardinal Sean O’Malley is definitely on… Read More Top 10 Quotes from Cardinal O’Malley’s Whole Life Homily
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
Past award winners: 2014 – Father Bernard Kinvi 2013 – Malala Yousafzai
