Do you remember where you were five years ago, when the white smoke signaled that the College of Cardinals had selected the successor to Pope Benedict XVI? I do. I was standing in the campus ministry office at Boston College, dumbfounded at hearing that the conclave has chosen a pope from Latin America … a… Read More The Mercy Pope: Five Takeaways from His First Five Years
At a time when many prominent white evangelicals provide blanket support to a president that demonizes minorities, pursues policies that harm the poor and vulnerable, and erodes foundational democratic norms on a regular basis, our 2017 Millennial of the Year, Michael Wear, offers an alternative approach to faith in public life and Christian witness that… Read More Millennial of the Year 2017: Michael Wear
Hope has eyes. Hope sees the world differently and gives us new ground upon which to stand. It “gives us the courage to place ourselves on the side of good even in seemingly hopeless situations,” as Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI wrote in Spe Salvi. Hope is not blind; rather, it changes how we see. It… Read More Why We Should Embrace Hope as We Enter 2018
If Pope Francis’ successor is Pope Francis II, there is a very good chance that Cardinal Luis Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, will be the man who has succeeded him. And it’s easy to see why. In I Have Learned From the Least, Cardinal Chito, as he is affectionately known to so many, provides us… Read More Cardinal Chito and the Power of Christian Witness
As a financial planner, I encourage people to take control of their finances and plan for their future. I often wonder if this contradicts my faith, which teaches us to entrust our lives to God. Matthew 6:26 tells us that our Father will provide for our needs. Jesus Himself calls us to trust: “No one… Read More God vs. Your Financial Planner
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the numerous reports of sexual harassment and assault that followed, our nation is engaging in an ongoing conversation about the culture of complicity that allowed such predatory behavior to continue unabated. Over the next few months, we are bound to see (thankfully) many articles describing the… Read More Can We Stop Sexual Harassment and Abuse When Most Men Habitually Objectify Women with Pornography?
Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Barrett was recently confirmed by the US Senate as a judge for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This confirmation, however, did not draw as many headlines as her contentious confirmation hearing. When Dianne Feinstein questioned Barrett’s qualifications during her Senate confirmation hearing, something gave her “a… Read More Why Dianne Feinstein’s Approach to Amy Barrett Threatens Latinas
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