Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Hope is the virtue of a heart that doesn’t lock itself into darkness, that doesn’t dwell on the past, but is able to see a tomorrow.”
Forced Sterilization, Birth Control, and Abortion Part of China’s Eugenic Discrimination against Uighurs
via the AP: The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority to have more children. While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control,… Read More Forced Sterilization, Birth Control, and Abortion Part of China’s Eugenic Discrimination against Uighurs
NCR on ‘The Ethics of Encounter’
Kelly Stewart writes: It is a truism, perhaps especially in left-leaning Catholic circles, that Catholic social teaching is the church’s best-kept secret. Marcus Mescher’s The Ethics of Encounter: Christian Neighbor Love as a Practice of Solidarity seeks to bring this best-kept secret to the fore and make it accessible to U.S. Catholics. Mescher argues that… Read More NCR on ‘The Ethics of Encounter’
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “If you are looking for meaning in life but, not finding one, you throw yourself away with “imitations of love”, such as wealth, career, pleasure, or an addiction, let Jesus look at you, and you will discover you have always been loved.”
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says by NY Times: “American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the… Read More Around the Web
Freedom is Not License. Wear a Mask.
At NCR, Mike Jordan Laskey writes: Many people who have resisted restrictive measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus object to what they see as government overreach, causing an unjust curtailing of essential freedoms…. As a Catholic committed to the common good, these arguments drive me crazy. To me, it’s pretty straightforward: stay… Read More Freedom is Not License. Wear a Mask.
Charles Taylor on Solidarity, Pluralism, Catholicism, National Identity, and More
Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist José Casanova, a Berkley Center senior fellow, discuss the global crisis of democracy, the resurgence of exclusionary populisms and self-enclosed nationalisms, and lessons from the global pandemic:
