Remember those critics who thought Pope Francis was “too soft” to be the leader of the universal Church? They were wrong. Pope Francis has laid down the law again. On Thursday, the Vatican announced that Francis in a motu propio had significantly strengthened the punishments against child sex abusers convicted on Vatican grounds. who are employed… Read More Breaking: Pope Francis throws the book at child sex abusers
Pope Francis released the fantastic new encyclical “Lumen Fidei” (“Light of Faith”) on Friday, which Pope Benedict started before his resignation this past winter. Encyclicals are the most important form of papal teaching and comprise much of the vast body of our Catholic social tradition. Here is a collection of some of the quotes from… Read More Lumen Fidei Casts Light on Key Catholic Social Teachings
Humility prevents me from giving this post the title ‘Top 23 Quotes from Lumen Fidei’, so I will simply say that these are the passages that caught my eye as I read the encyclical, which was released earlier today: “Yet in the absence of light everything becomes confused; it is impossible to tell good from… Read More 23 Quotes from Lumen Fidei
The second Fortnight for Freedom wraps up today. It would be difficult to say that it has been a sterling success. Certainly some Catholics have benefited from thinking about religious freedom and threats to this fundamental human right. But it has done little to penetrate the larger culture and it has not generated a great… Read More Fortnight for Freedom III: Freedom from Want, Please
I’m incredibly patriotic. To quote the first line of one of my favorite movies: I believe in America. I am conscious of this, which hopefully helps me to minimize the impact my experience as an American has had in distorting my understanding of the universal principles of my faith. I believe religious freedom is one… Read More Our Lady of ‘Merica
Via CNS: Pope Francis’ first encyclical, which he has said is largely the work of retired Pope Benedict XVI, will be published July 5. The Vatican announced July 1 that “Lumen fidei” (The Light of Faith) will be presented at a news conference featuring Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation of Bishops; Archbishop Gerhard… Read More ‘The Light of Faith’ Encyclical Arrives Friday
Last week, Jamie Manson highlighted some “emerging women theologians” who are not trapped in ivory towers, but applying their expertise to concrete questions of justice in the world. Among those featured were Meghan Clark and Christiana Peppard, two young professors with exceedingly bright futures. Clark has written a number of excellent articles for Millennial on… Read More Meghan Clark and Christiana Peppard in NCR
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