via TEDMED: At 35 years old, Kate Bowler was living the life she always wanted for herself. She had married her high school sweetheart, become a mom for the first time, and had landed a dream job in academia. She worked hard, and she felt like those efforts were paying off for her just as… Read More “Everything Happens for a Reason” — And Other Lies I’ve Loved

On Vice News, Democratic Rep. Katrina Jackson of Louisiana explains her whole life commitment to protecting the vulnerable and promoting the flourishing of all:

In a recent speech, Pope Francis said: No human being can ever be incompatible with life, not due to his age, his health conditions, or the quality of his existence. Every child that enters a woman’s womb is a gift, which changes the story of a family: of a father and a mother, of grandparents… Read More Pope Francis Denounces Eugenic Mentality of Killing Sick and Vulnerable Children

via Reuters: Pope Francis said he was willing to tell U.S. President Donald Trump in person that it is wrong to build border walls and appeared to warn him not to resume a policy of separating families. In a wide-ranging television interview with Mexico’s Televisa aired on Tuesday, the pope also shrugged off criticism from… Read More Pope Denounces Trump’s Proposed Wall and Separating Families

NBC’s Dasha Burns looks at life as a pro-life Democrat:

Pope Francis at a recent ‘Meeting with Finance Ministers from Various Nations’: We live at a time when profits and losses seem to be more highly valued than lives and deaths, and when a company’s net worth is given precedence over the infinite worth of our human family. You are here today to reflect on… Read More Pope Francis Calls for Immediate Action on the Climate Crisis

via CNS: For young men and women, competitive sports like soccer not only help strengthen their bodies, but also help strengthen their souls in creating last bonds of friendship through teamwork, Pope Francis said. Speaking to 6,000 young people at a gathering co-sponsored by the Italian Gaming Federation of Soccer May 24, the pope encouraged… Read More Pope Francis: Soccer Offers an Alternative to Isolation and Self-Centeredness