Last year, Kerry Cronin wrote an insightful article for C21 Engage on young people, loneliness, and intimacy. Here are some of the article’s key points: What really concerns young adults—what really scares them, what fascinates them, what moves them—is not really a question of sex but rather a question of intimacy. Despite their seemingly constant… Read More Millennials, Loneliness, and the Crisis of Intimacy

via Joshua McElwee: Pope Francis met briefly during his general audience April 17 with Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist who inspired a million students around the world to take part in a global strike last month to protest politicians’ inaction on climate change. The pontiff approached Thunberg at the end of the… Read More Pope Francis Meets and Encourages Young Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

The US Bishops: .@USCCB statement on #NotreDameCathedral: “Noble in architecture and art, it has long been a symbol of the transcendent human spirit as well as our longing for God.” pic.twitter.com/zrEeRPoLjS — Christopher White (@cwwhite212) April 15, 2019 Christopher Hale: For a Catholic, this isn’t just a tourist spot or even just a treasure trove… Read More Catholics React to the Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral

Millennial guest writer Timothy O’Malley, the author of Off the Hook: God, Love, Dating, and Marriage in a Hookup World, is often asked by young people, “How do I know if I’ve found ‘the one’?” Watch his reflection on this question:

“The presence of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers in war-torn areas is a sign of hope. They are wise, valiant, and good-hearted people who, following their vocation, work under extremely dangerous conditions. Let us pray for doctors and their humanitarian collaborators in war-torn areas, who risk their lives to save the lives of… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for April 2019: For Doctors and Humanitarian Collaborators in War-Torn Areas

Here are some highlights from the second half of Christus Vivit, Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation: The love of God and our relationship with the living Christ do not hold us back from dreaming; they do not require us to narrow our horizons.  On the contrary, that love elevates us, encourages us and inspires us… Read More Highlights from the Second Half of Christus Vivit

Pope Francis in his latest in-flight press conference: “In every religion there is always an integralist group that does not want to move ahead and lives from bitter memories, past conflicts, and seeks even more war and sows fear. We have seen that it is more beautiful to sow hope…” “The builders of walls with… Read More Pope Francis Expresses Concerns about Integralist Reactionaries, Fear-Preaching Populists, and Building Walls