Commonweal Publishes Open Letter Against the New Nationalism

via Commonweal: Each day more signs point to a tremendous shift in American conservatism away from the prior consensus and toward the new nationalism of Donald Trump. This is evident not only in the recent National Conservatism Conference held in July in Washington, D.C., but also in the manifesto signed by a number of Christians… Read More Commonweal Publishes Open Letter Against the New Nationalism

Stephen Colbert on Suffering: God Does It Too, We’re Really Not Alone

Stephen Colbert discusses suffering, loss, empathy, gratitude, Christianity, and more with Anderson Cooper: You said “what punishment of gods are not gifts. Do you really believe that?” @andersoncooper, choking back tears, asks Stephen Colbert, as they discuss grief. “Yes,” replies the comedian. “It’s a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering. There’s no escaping… Read More Stephen Colbert on Suffering: God Does It Too, We’re Really Not Alone

How Having a Child with Down Syndrome Transformed Caterina Scorsone’s Understanding of Love

Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: On the Motherly podcast, actress Caterina Scorsone of Grey’s Anatomy describes how she came to realize that she was loving everyone, including herself, for “absolutely the wrong reason.” “I was loving people for their external qualities and not for their essence,” she said. She had believed that she loved her… Read More How Having a Child with Down Syndrome Transformed Caterina Scorsone’s Understanding of Love

Pope Francis: “We Hear Speeches That Resemble Those of Hitler in 1934”

via La Stampa: Your Holiness, you hope that “Europe might once again be the dream of the Founding Fathers.” What are your expectations? “Europe cannot and must not break apart. It is a historical, cultural as well as a geographical unity. The dream of the Founding Fathers had substance because it was an implementation of… Read More Pope Francis: “We Hear Speeches That Resemble Those of Hitler in 1934”