In the past few years, there have been a number of high-profile conflicts and debates surrounding religious freedom in the US. Specifically, Americans have debated the proper scope of what that freedom entails and whether or not our government has been trampling upon that right. Catholics have often been at the center of these debates.… Read More You Can’t Defend Religious Freedom and Ignore Injustice toward Muslims
In his historic speech to a joint session of the US Congress, Pope Francis said that the Golden Rule “reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development.” This statement was clearly meant to include the lives of unborn children yet a number of conservatives in the… Read More The Whole Life Pope: Francis Has the Right Approach to Abortion
After Mass last Sunday, I saw a young man praying on his knees with his hands clasped tightly and his eyes closed. Even the presence of a typically loud toddler did nothing to break his intense focus. There is an otherworldliness to this type of prayer. And it is not uncommon. I’ve seen it at… Read More A Church for the Broken
Yahia Lababidi is a widely published poet and author. He has granted Millennial permission to publish a set of his aphorisms. We hope our readers find wisdom in these pithy thoughts: Every enmity with another is part of our unfinished work on ourselves; a free person has no enemies. There’s freedom in not needing to… Read More 12 Pearls of Wisdom
Civil war has ravaged Syria for more than 4 years. In that time, almost a quarter million people have been killed (in documented deaths alone), at least 7.6 million civilians have been displaced from their homes and remain in Syria, and nearly 4 million refugees have left their country in search of peace and security.… Read More Alan Kurdi, Martyr
Like many Catholics, I have family on my mind nowadays. These are exciting times with the Pope’s recent trip to the U.S. in the run-up to next month’s Synod on the Family. With its focus on family issues—like cohabitation, contraception, same sex marriage, divorce, and annulment—last year’s synod stirred up plenty of emotions and controversy.… Read More The Power of Being Named
A few years ago, a video of Father Clete Kiley, a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago, went viral. His passionate, stirring defense of labor unions and economic justice, together with his honesty and moral clarity on the inadequacies of the status quo struck a chord with believers and non-believers alike. And his vision… Read More Why Workers and Unions Matter: An Interview with Father Clete Kiley
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