via Crux: “Sexual pleasure is there to make love more beautiful and to guarantee the perpetuation of the species,” the pope said. Prudish views of sex taken to an extreme “have caused enormous harm, which can still be felt strongly today in some cases,” he added. Francis denounced what he called a “bigoted morality” that… Read More Pope Francis: Sexual Pleasure Makes Love More Beautiful

via the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: It has come to our attention that a non-profit group called the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which is not an official Catholic organization, will honor Attorney General William Barr with their Christifideles Laici award on September 23, 2020 “In Honor and Gratitude for Fidelity to the Church, Exemplary Selfless… Read More Archdiocese of Santa Fe ‘Appalled’ National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Will Honor Attorney General Barr

Millennial writer Marcus Mescher writes: Competing for our attention amid concerns about student retention, revenue loss and pedagogical efficiency is a mental health crisis that has been simmering for years and is now threatening to boil over. In her book iGen, psychologist Jean Twenge describes a “sudden, cataclysmic shift downward in life satisfaction” among young… Read More Creating Welcoming Campus Cultures During a Pandemic

Malala has released the following statement on the Afghanistan peace talks: My statement on the #Afghanistan Peace Talks pic.twitter.com/yGwvL4TBgX — Malala (@Malala) September 14, 2020

via the Vatican: In this time of uncertainty and anguish, I invite everyone to welcome the gift of hope that comes from Christ. It is He who helps us navigate the tumultuous waters of sickness, death and injustice, which do not have the last word over our final destination. The pandemic has exposed and aggravated… Read More Pope: The Pandemic Has Exposed How Much Damage is Caused by Extreme Economic Inequality

Partisan priests and even bishops have begun campaigning for their preferred party and pressuring Catholic voters to follow their lead, causing unrest among quite a few American Catholics. Fr. James Martin, SJ. offers some simple advice to those hearing such messages: Neither a bishop, nor a priest, nor a sister, nor anyone, can or should… Read More Fr. James Martin: Know the Gospels and Church Teaching, Vote Your Conscience

Christopher White reports: Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, has endorsed a video that includes anti-immigrant remarks and homophobic slurs by a priest of Wisconsin in which the priest claims, “You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat.” The video was released Aug. 30 by Fr. James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Catholic… Read More Conspiracy Theorist Bishop from Texas Endorses Bizarre Right-Wing Video