Millennial writer Patrick Manning has a new book: For two thousand years countless people around the world viewed reality through a Christian lens that endowed their lives with meaning, purpose, and coherence. Today, in an era of unprecedented secularization, many have ceased to find meaning not only in Christianity but in life in general. In… Read More Converting the Imagination: Teaching to Recover Jesus’ Vision for Fullness of Life

During last week’s Laudato Si Week, Franciscan Action Network executive director Steve Schneck provided an excellent overview of the encyclical:

via Vatican News: After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis recalled the 5th anniversary of his encyclical “Laudato si’: On the Care for our Common Home.” He said the document sought to “call attention to the cry of the Earth and of the poor.” The Pope invited everyone to take part in the… Read More As ‘Laudato Si Year’ Begins, Pope Encourages Everyone to Protect the Earth and the Poor

Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Until recently, it has been easy in our society — at least for those of us who are not facing violence or abject poverty on a daily basis — to go about our days as though death is scheduled for a distant future, focusing on our daily lives and perhaps… Read More What Possessions Do We Value The Most?

Christopher White appeared on the podcast Jesuitical last week. He discussed his recent story on Donald Trump’s call with US Catholic bishops and leaders, his job as a national correspondent for Crux, and the state of the Catholic Church in the US.  Listen here:

Millennial Catholic Ellen B. Koneck writes: The forethought of grief: That is what all of this feels like. That is why it is so familiar. In therapy, a few weeks after my brother’s death, I learned the word pre-grief. It probably has a technical, psychological definition, but as far as I am concerned it means… Read More Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst During a Pandemic