One of the reasons we created Millennial was because we were concerned that millennial Catholics did not have adequate forums in which to express their ideas on religion, politics, and culture. In particular, we felt that those who were both pro-life and pro-social justice, shaped by the personalist and communitarian principles of Catholic teaching, were… Read More Most Popular Guest Posts in 2013
One of the tasks we embraced in 2013 was keeping our readers updated on the latest news on Pope Francis. Not everyone has the time to keep tabs on the Vatican press, but our readers clearly had the desire to follow the pope’s activities and words. Luckily, contributing editor and Millennial co-founded Christopher Hale embraced… Read More Top 15 Breaking News Stories on Pope Francis in 2013 on Millennial
Millennial writer Dan DiLeo has a great article in Political Theology Today in which he explores how one’s ideology and preconceptions (or in anthropological terms, “fundamental values, root paradigms, and ‘global pre-scientific convictions’”) can stand in the way of being open to the radical conversion to which Christ calls us, specifically referencing the Catholic Right’s… Read More Dan DiLeo in Political Theology: Values, Paradigms, and Convictions
You can almost always find something insightful in Pope Francis’ homilies, but today’s was particularly good and included many gems of wisdom. In it, the pope clarifies what Christian love is all about, and also what it is not about. He described some of the challenges that we face that keep us away from living… Read More Love Actually: Concrete, Unselfish and Generous
Fr. Jim Martin appeared on the Colbert Report last night. He did a great job placing the pope’s comments in their proper context (“If you have a problem with Pope Francis, you have a problem with Jesus.”). But the highlight of the show was when Stephen Colbert mocked the right-wing Catholics who have dismissed the… Read More Colbert Mocks Right-wing Claim That Pope Francis Doesn’t Understand Capitalism
We were saddened to hear that Ambassador Thomas Melady, former ambassador to the Holy See, passed away yesterday. John Gehring summed it up best, saying: His passing is a significant loss for the Catholic community in Washington and anyone who cares about public service. Tom was a true gentleman who believed in civility, building bridges… Read More Ambassador Thomas Melady (1927-2014)
These are the most popular quotes we have featured in our “Quote of the Day” series: Stephen Colbert: “I happen to be profoundly affected by the story of Jesus, and I can no more – as Robert Bolt says in his introduction to A Man for All Seasons – I can no more remove that… Read More Most Popular Quotes on Millennial in 2013
