Christopher Hale is a political consultant and the editor of the popular Letters from Leo newsletter. Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed him on Letters from Leo, the Democratic Party, his work, and his faith. Why did you start Letters from Leo? And what do you think accounts for its surging popularity? I wish I had… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Christopher Hale
St. Oscar Romero’s words still speak to us and the challenges we face today. Here are seven more key quotes from The Violence of Love: Loving others demands building a just society: “A civilization of love that did not demand justice of people would not be a true civilization…It is a caricature of love to… Read More 7 Oscar Romero Quotes for Today’s World
In a recent speech, Pope Leo pointed to the widespread mistaken understanding of human flourishing that is causing so much misery: Today, a flourishing life is often confused with a materially wealthy life or a life of unrestricted individual autonomy and pleasure. The so-called ideal future presented to us is often one of technological convenience… Read More Our Obsession with Limitless Autonomy is Making Us Miserable
Highlights of Dignitas Infinita, a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in his or her very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state, or situation the person may ever encounter. This principle, which is fully recognizable… Read More Key Quotes from Dignitas Infinita
Here are some key quotes from Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical Dilexit Nos: Yet living as we do in an age of superficiality, rushing frenetically from one thing to another without really knowing why, and ending up as insatiable consumers and slaves to the mechanisms of a market unconcerned about the deeper meaning of our lives,… Read More Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ
Our readings today speak of courage, faith, and obedience. We can see from the flow of the readings that these three themes work themselves out in order: If we have the courage to have faith, we will live according to the word of God, and we will be accompanied and rewarded in this effort. Doubt… Read More What is the Best Way to Deal with Doubt?
On the way home from school, my children and I were talking about the demographic crisis many countries face, and I was outlining potential reasons why the birth rate was so low in so many countries—from economic pressures to cultural pessimism to changing values and norms, particularly where religious practice is declining. They started out… Read More Why Have Children?
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