A Voice Crying Out in the Blogosphere: Pope Francis and the Problem of Poverty and Action

Pope Francis has a problem. It certainly doesn’t look that way at first glance; after all, it seems like the whole world is infatuated with the current Bishop of Rome. Catholics and non-Catholics alike cannot help but be mesmerized by him, and for good reason: every day it seems like Francis is doing something crazy,… Read More A Voice Crying Out in the Blogosphere: Pope Francis and the Problem of Poverty and Action

July 9, 2013July 9, 2013 Guest Contributor

President Obama on Climate Change

On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, President Obama unveiled the most ambitious plan to date by any U.S. President to address the increasingly urgent climate crisis. Although the speech was addressed to both the nation and the world, the address is particularly relevant for millennial Catholics. This is first due to the fact that he unveiled… Read More President Obama on Climate Change

July 2, 2013October 28, 2013 Dan DiLeo

Is Social Liberalism Resurgent?

Same-sex marriage proponents are rejoicing today, as DOMA has been declared unconstitutional and the appeal of Prop 8 has been dismissed. The war for same-sex marriage is not over, but a huge battle has been won. Particularly giddy are the affluent liberals—entertainers, media members, Democratic party activists, and lesser-known members of the bourgeoisie—who were already… Read More Is Social Liberalism Resurgent?

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 Robert Christian

Pope Francis on Consumerism, Environmental Ecology, and Human Ecology

Since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis has made the care of God’s good gift of Creation one of the central themes of his pontificate. This is in a certain sense not surprising, given both the environmental legacy of his papal predecessors—Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John II, in particular—and his choice of the… Read More Pope Francis on Consumerism, Environmental Ecology, and Human Ecology

June 6, 2013 Dan DiLeo

The America We Want: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now

The Daily Progress ran a photo of a six-year-old girl holding up a sign that declared “Stop deportation now!” in their coverage of an immigration reform rally held here in Charlottesville, Virginia on April 8. Along with these signs calling for an end to deportations, it is not uncommon to scriptural passages used by those… Read More The America We Want: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now

June 5, 2013 Guest Contributor

Rand Paul vs. Catholic Universalism

Rand Paul’s understanding of the role of government starkly contrasts with the role envisioned in Catholic teaching. It is no surprise then when he breaks from the Church’s position on a wide array of issues, particularly those affecting the poor and the most vulnerable. What may be more surprising is his rejection of the Catholic… Read More Rand Paul vs. Catholic Universalism

June 4, 2013May 16, 2014 Robert Christian

Catholic Millennials and Climate Change

More than twenty years ago, Pope John Paul II brought the attention of the Catholic Church to the issue of climate change when he declared in his 1990 World Day of Peace Message, “The gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related ‘greenhouse effect’ has now reached crisis proportions.” Since that time, the Church… Read More Catholic Millennials and Climate Change

June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 Dan DiLeo

Millennial

Catholicism, Communion, and the Common Good in the Third Millennium

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