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
“With full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005” Those words have sent a shock wave around the world and were stunning surprise to me as I began my week here in Washington, DC. Here are my first… Read More First Reactions: Benedict the Meek (Updated)
In news that has sent shock waves around the world, Pope Benedict has announced his resignation from the See of Peter effective February 28. In a statement to his cardinal brothers, Pope Benedict said: Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonisations, but also to communicate to you a decision… Read More BREAKING NEWS: Pope Benedict Abdicating Papacy Effective February 28
In a speech at Georgetown University last week, which kicked off Jesuit Heritage Week at the school, Mark Shriver discussed some of the reasons his father, Sargent Shriver, was seen by many as not only a great man for his outstanding record of public service, but also as a good man in his personal treatment… Read More Book Review: A Good Man
