Check out these recent articles from around the web: Inside America’s Death Chambers by Elizabeth Bruenig: “On the night of September 22, 2022, I gathered with Miller’s family to count down the hours until midnight—after which Miller’s death warrant would legally expire. It was the first occasion I’d had to observe how a family experiences… Read More Around the Web
Millennial writer Chris Crawford writes: “Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges.” These words, from Pope Leo XIV during one of his first speeches as pope, struck a chord with me as a Catholic with deeply held beliefs and as someone who seeks common ground and common action with people of other faiths.… Read More How We Can Build Democracy Coalitions to Meet this Moment
On the way home from school, my children and I were talking about the demographic crisis many countries face, and I was outlining potential reasons why the birth rate was so low in so many countries—from economic pressures to cultural pessimism to changing values and norms, particularly where religious practice is declining. They started out… Read More Why Have Children?
On the first episode of “The Spiritual Life,” Fr. James Martin, S.J., talks to Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., former Master General of the Dominican Order and a retreat leader for the Synod on Synodality.
At the home of his Chicago White Sox, Pope Leo offered his advice to young people, sometimes citing St. Augustine: “We have to look for ways of coming together and promoting a message of hope. Saint Augustine says to us that if we want the world to be a better place, we have to begin… Read More Pope Leo XIV’s Message to the Young People of Chicago and the World
Bishop Mark Seitz writes: Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has taken aggressive and extensive actions to restrict migration and to target immigrants already living in our country. These actions include the effective and total suspension of asylum and international protection at our border, the ending of U.S. commitment to refugees around the world, and… Read More Bishop Seitz: Trump’s Dystopian Immigration Policies and Rhetoric Are Morally Indefensible
Archbishop John C. Wester writes: The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a budget reconciliation bill that is contrary to Catholic social teaching. The bill is now waiting to be debated in the Senate. It should be strongly opposed. Moreover, the church and the bishops of the United States should lead the way in speaking… Read More Trump’s Bill Steals From the Poor to Give to the Rich, says Archbishop John Wester
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