I attended a Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good event on Wednesday that featured the journalist John Thavis (this is one of the perks of Millennial being a CACG project, the downside being my epic fail-level small talk as the sole introvert in a room full of bigwig Catholic extroverts). Thavis, the author of… Read More John Thavis, Pope Francis, and Millennials
In the past, Abercrombie and Fitch has come under fire for profiting off of the sexualization of youth. And on the issue of race, Abercrombie’s past is extraordinarily ugly. Not only does it promote Aryan standards of beauty to sell its products, prior to facing a lawsuit, its hiring practices blatantly reflected racism as well. … Read More Abercrombie’s America: White, Thin, and Wearing Overpriced Clothes
Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, responds to our final question and discusses how consumerism blocks the way to living an authentically free life. His past responses can be viewed here.
Mike Rogers is a better person than me. I’ve never met him before, and if I was to trip over him I still wouldn’t have a clue who he was. Still, when I read his open letter to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, I couldn’t help but contrast his thoughts with… Read More A Marathon of Emotions
Here is a second video from our interview with Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, where he discusses the importance of empowering women and girls in efforts to increase justice and build peace. He focuses on the need to ensure that women and girls are able to reach their… Read More Cardinal Turkson: Justice, Peace, and the Importance of Empowering Women and Girls
The first time I heard the phrase “social justice” I was 16 and on a retreat given by the diocese where I grew up. When explained to me in the roughest of sketches on that hot July day, I knew I’d found the place I belonged. Whatever social justice was, it was where I wanted… Read More Justice in the Family, Justice in the World
The Catholic spring has already begun and now it appears to kicking into high gear. Germany’s top prelate Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg has appealed to Pope Francis for the consideration of ordaining women to the diaconate. In comments at the conclusion of a four day meeting of the German bishops, he said that the… Read More (UPDATED) Germany’s Top Catholic Bishop to Pope: Consider Ordaining Women to the Diaconate
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