Before I begin, please allow me to clarify. I am very thankful to live in a country where I am free to worship and live as I choose. I am infinitely more thankful to be a Catholic person, free to live the teachings of the Church, receive the sacraments, and share in her holiness. The… Read More The Case against an American Pope
Spoiler Alert: If you are a high school or college student who might be going on a Kairos retreat in the future, I would advise you not to read this. For Kairos to really affect you, you have to be able to just “let it happen.” This article has some spoilers which may prevent Kairos… Read More Living the 4th
Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web last week! What George W. Bush Did Right by Christian Caryl (Foreign Policy) Christian Caryl lauds President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which was announced in his 2003 inaugural address and has provided $44 billion… Read More Weekly Rewind
It’s Friday. Why read when you can watch a few videos instead? Professor Christiana Z. Peppard ties fresh water scarcity to the common good: Fr. Jim Martin offers three simple things you can do for Lent, all of which are connected to being kind: Fr. Robert Barron gives his take on the legacy of Pope… Read More Friday Night Videos
The staggering news from Monday remains on our hearts and minds as Lent begins. So today’s post consists of five beautiful life & justice quotes from Pope Benedict XVI good for our journey toward Easter, from this USCCB compilation and elsewhere. BXVI has truly been a life & justice, both/and Pope. His deep commitment to social… Read More 5 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Social Justice
Learning to Fail Well by Dan Horan (Dating God) Dan Horan explores both anecdotal and experiential examples of the modern phenomenon of parents trying to protect their children through adulthood from any experience of failure, which often results in children living with an abject fear of failure and an inability to stretch themselves creatively. As… Read More Weekly Rewind (Post-B16 Announcement)
Today I was lucky enough to enter my high school’s athletic hall of fame and have my basketball jersey retired. I thought I would share a few segments from my speech where I try to describe the positive experience that playing high school sports had on my life and personal development. Many others share similar… Read More The Benefits of High School Sports
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