Bishop John Stowe tweets: It is hard to believe that in recent days we have heard our own federal government argue in court that toothbrushes and soap were not necessary provisions for detained children. How can we allow this to be done by our government, in our name? We cannot accept that children are left unbathed,… Read More Bishop Stowe Denounces Atrocities Perpetrated by the Trump Administration and ICE
This Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 10:25-37) might be Jesus’ best-known story. How many times have you heard the phrase, “Good Samaritan”? Even non-Christians know the term suggests someone who is kind, generous, or brave. But few of us fully understand – much less live up to – the demands of Jesus’ teaching. Here are 10 things… Read More How to Really Understand the Parable of the Good Samaritan
Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: As parents, my wife and I look for role models that reinforce the lessons that we teach our kids and display behavior that corresponds with an approach to life that aligns with our understanding of morality, human flourishing and a life of joy. Role models show that strength and compassion… Read More 7 Great Fictional Female Role Models for Girls (and Boys!)
Meghan Clark writes: Consider, for example, the rose window: a massive, intricate mixture of colors and shapes all forming a singular circle. For its creators the rose window was not just art but a symbol of mathematical perfection. The circle is a shape with no beginning and no end, intended to draw our imagination into… Read More A Circle That Excludes No One
Millennial Catholic Susan Reynolds offers some recommendations for summer reading (and resources): First, Dr. Reynolds suggests Jean Vanier’s Becoming Human (Paulist Press, 2008). Vanier, who died in May at age 90, was the founder of L’Arche (French for “the ark”), the global network of small communities in which persons with and without intellectual disabilities live… Read More Summer Reading and Resources
Highlights from Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor: How many times do we see poor people rummaging through garbage bins to retrieve what others have discarded as superfluous, in the hope of finding something to live on or to wear! They themselves become part of a human garbage bin; they are… Read More Pope Francis: The Poor Save Us
via KVIA: El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz, along with clergy from the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, led what they called a “Faith Action” at the U.S.-Mexico Border on Thursday afternoon to protest what they called the “devastating consequences of inhumane border policies.” Bishop Seitz crossed the Lerdo International Bridge (Stanton Street Bridge) on foot to accompany… Read More Bishop Seitz Protests Trump Immigration Policies at Border Bridge
