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
In February, I wrote a post highlighting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to hold women’s equality hostage, in order to expand late-term abortion. This was all part of a last-ditch effort by the Governor to pass a reproductive choice bill that had previously been defeated on its own. The tactic was to tie the… Read More Victory and Disappointment in NY for Pro-life Feminists
My vote for Hollywood’s next action hero and the literary model for young Catholics of the 21st century was first described with the following words: “He had a face as round and dull as a Norfolk dumpling; he had eyes as empty as the North Sea; he had several brown paper parcels, which he was… Read More Fr. Brown: A Model for Young Catholics in the 21st Century
