Amber and David Lapp write: We’ve spent the past decade living in a working-class town in southwestern Ohio, initially on a short-term research project and then settling in as citizens, neighbors, and friends—so that is the vantage from which we understand America. For this memo we talked with 14 of our neighbors about the American… Read More 6 Themes from Working Class People in Ohio

Millennial Catholic Christine Emba has written one of the most important essays this year. The subject is masculinity. The full article can be read at the Washington Post. Here are some highlights: Once my curiosity was piqued, I could see a bit of curdling in some of the men around me, too. They struggled to… Read More The Crisis in American Masculinity

via the Nebraska Examiner: A Creighton University professor says that Pope Francis and his two predecessors at the Vatican have all called for increased consideration of the ecological costs of business decisions to protect the planet. That, according to Dan DiLeo, a moral theologian, includes considering climate risks — so-called “environment, social and governance” (ESG)… Read More Dan DiLeo: Protect the Freedom to Invest Responsibly

Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: For those who have been willing and able to choose forgiveness, we know how freeing and radically transformative it can be. And that should tell us something. But it isn’t just for our own benefit — and it shouldn’t only be motivated by that. Forgiveness cannot simply be about self-interest.… Read More Forgiveness is Not a Self-Care Hack

Here are some highlights of Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: “Let Justice and Peace Flow” is the theme of this year’s ecumenical Season of Creation, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: “Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (5:24).… Read More Pope Francis: Let’s Put an End to the Senseless War against Creation

Listen to Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey interview millennial Catholic Ellen Koneck on young people and the Church: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast · How Young Adults’ Faith is Defying Classic Categories with Ellen Koneck via AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast: There are so many theories about why young adults are leaving the Catholic Church today. Maybe… Read More Young People and the Catholic Church