It is no coincidence that Reverend King marched on the Feast of St. Augustine, one of his favorite early Church heroes. It was Augustine’s declaration that “charity is no substitute for justice withheld” that inspired the young King to pursue his ministry with more fervor. It’s important to remember that King viewed the March as… Read More The Secularization of MLK
The USCCB Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church released a statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom today. The bishops make a number of good points and conclude by saying: We join the call for positive action that seeks to end poverty, increase jobs, eliminate racial and… Read More USCCB Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Millennial editor Robert Christian is filling in for Michael Sean Winters of National Catholic Reporter this week. He has published two articles so far: Three options for the countercultural Catholic and Four themes to help young Catholics retain their beliefs. Follow Millennial on facebook and twitter for more updates.
This Sunday’s responsorial psalm (Go out to all the world and tell the Good News) has me thinking about being sent. Here are three very different examples of sending, and how they might relate to our lives as disciples: 1) Third Base Coach Sending a Runner Home I’ve been paying more attention to baseball over the… Read More Go Out To All the World: The Art of Sending
Of my many quirks, one of the most distinctive is that I hate to sleep. I really do. Every night when I finally turn off the lights, it’s like a personal failure for me. Five and a half to six hours of sleep a night is pretty standard, and should I find my eyes closed… Read More Why I Hate Sleep
A few months ago, I wrote an article imploring Pope Francis to finish Benedict XVI’s encyclical on faith. My rationale? The theological virtues exegesis that began with Benedict XVI’s encyclicals on hope (Spe Salvi) and charity (Deus Caritas Est) was incomplete without a corresponding papal discussion of faith. It was the appropriate hour, during the… Read More Ghostwriting the Faith: Reflections on Pope Francis’ Lumen Fidei
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new article on The Lancet Global Health Blog. The article, Knowledge is power: the ethical ambiguity of evidence-based medicine in global health, explores important questions in global health. Clark argues: Neonatal mortality is a global health crisis. The effectiveness of our efforts to combat this crisis will depend upon… Read More Meghan Clark in The Lancet
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