“What kind of world do we want to leave for the future? Let us leave a world with families. Let us care for our families, because they are true schools for the future, spaces of freedom, and centers of humanity. And let us reserve a special place in our families for individual and communal prayer.… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for August 2019: For Families
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego delivered the opening keynote address at the inaugural “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church” conference, at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska. Here are some highlights of his speech: Perceiving in the recesses of our soul the magnificence of the world that God has created… Read More Laudato Si Is a Call to Arms for Those Who Would Rescue Our Bruised Planet From Depletion and Destruction
Are Jesuits Catholic? Are they communists? Are they celibate? What do Jesuits do? In the third episode of Jesuit Autocomplete, Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the internet’s most searched questions about Jesuits.
via Commonweal: Each day more signs point to a tremendous shift in American conservatism away from the prior consensus and toward the new nationalism of Donald Trump. This is evident not only in the recent National Conservatism Conference held in July in Washington, D.C., but also in the manifesto signed by a number of Christians… Read More Commonweal Publishes Open Letter Against the New Nationalism
via Loyola University Chicago: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt has lived an incredible life as a Catholic sister, educator, and college basketball icon. In advance of her 100th birthday, she reflects on all of this and more in a conversation with Loyola’s president, Dr. Jo Ann Rooney: via Andy Katz: Sister Jean turns 💯 tomorrow! What’s… Read More Sister Jean is Turning 100!
via La Stampa: Let’s ideally cross the ocean and think of South America. Why did you convene a Synod on the Amazon in the Vatican in October? “It is the “child” of the “Laudato si”. Those who have not read it will never understand the Synod on the Amazon. Laudato si’ is not a green… Read More Pope Francis on the Amazon Synod and Laudato Si
Stephen Colbert discusses suffering, loss, empathy, gratitude, Christianity, and more with Anderson Cooper: You said “what punishment of gods are not gifts. Do you really believe that?” @andersoncooper, choking back tears, asks Stephen Colbert, as they discuss grief. “Yes,” replies the comedian. “It’s a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering. There’s no escaping… Read More Stephen Colbert on Suffering: God Does It Too, We’re Really Not Alone
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