Heidi Schlumpf writes: The common good means “we belong to each other,” said Meghan J. Clark, associate professor of moral theology at St. John’s University in New York and a faculty expert for the Holy See’s Mission to the United Nations. “That’s not just something we’re supposed to do, but how we’re supposed to be… Read More Building the Common Good is not a Side Project

Warning: The following contains a description of an alleged rape. E. Jean Carroll writes: The moment the dressing-room door is closed, he lunges at me, pushes me against the wall, hitting my head quite badly, and puts his mouth against my lips. I am so shocked I shove him back and start laughing again. He… Read More President Trump Faces New Rape Allegation

via Indianapolis Star: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is cutting ties with Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School after the school refused to fire a gay teacher. Brebeuf, which is sponsored by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, received notice Thursday that the Archdiocese will issue a canonical decree Friday stating that the Archbishop will… Read More Indianapolis Archdiocese Cuts Ties with Jesuit School Over Refusal to Fire Gay Teacher

via CNS: Retired Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton died June 18 after a prolonged illness. He died at his retirement residence at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Modesto. He was 77. The much beloved bishop was recalled by many both in California and across the country as a churchman who lived by a simple… Read More Bishop Stephen Blaire (1941-2019)

via Christopher White: Timed to mark the 4th anniversary of Laudato si’ – Pope Francis’s landmark document on the environment – the Catholic bishops of California have released a major pastoral statement calling for statewide ecological conversion. “God Calls Us All to Care for Our Common Home,” was released on Tuesday by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops,… Read More California Bishops Release Pastoral Statement on Ecological Conversion

via CNS: In less than a year, at least six children are believed to have died while in the custody of immigration officials along the border. While immigration along the U.S. southern border once involved almost exclusively men looking for work, women with children or entire families are now the ones regularly making the dangerous… Read More Bishop Flores to Fellow Bishops: We Must Express Ourselves More Strongly on Migration and Human Dignity

At Grotto Network, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Balance is important in many ways. If my kids are being too rough or not including others, I can surprise other parents with how sternly I respond. And parents have definitely been shocked when my daughter is tripped playing soccer and I tell her very directly to… Read More Advice for New Dads