At Grotto, Mike Jordan Laskey writes: In his brief remarks, Pope Francis hit on the Catholic Church’s three traditional Lenten practices, which, in addition to fasting, include prayer and almsgiving (material support for those living on the margins). Fasting finds its meaning only if it’s connected to the other two practices. The Church certainly makes… Read More This Year, Try a More Integrated Approach to Lent
via the Vatican: God created the earth for the benefit of all, so that it would be a welcoming place where no one would feel excluded and where everyone could find a home. Our planet is rich in natural resources. And indigenous peoples, with their abundant variety of languages, cultures, traditions, knowledge and ancestral methods,… Read More Pope Francis: God Created the Earth for the Benefit of All
via the Vatican: Indeed, when we fail to live as children of God, we often behave in a destructive way towards our neighbours and other creatures – and ourselves as well – since we begin to think more or less consciously that we can use them as we will. Intemperance then takes the upper hand:… Read More Pope Francis Explains Lenten Fasting, Almsgiving, and Prayer
Pope Francis: “Without mercy we can do nothing; without mercy, neither I nor you nor any of us can do a thing.”
Over the MLK holiday weekend, as I watched my Twitter feed slowly implode into a confused chaos of rage about yet another incident with a vague but obviously unpleasant narrative, I buckled up for another roller coaster surge of rage, confusion, refinement of rage, apologies, recasting of narratives, and the final digging in of heels… Read More We Can’t Let Outrage and Distrust Dominate Our National Discourse
Pope Francis: “Let us walk together taking care of each other and of Creation, our common home.”
Pope Francis recently cautioned the world about the rise of populism and nationalism, comparing this development to the interwar period. We see it in the xenophobic backlash to the refugee crisis, as well as rising antisemitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, and other forms of bigotry. We see it in the rise of far right parties (often with… Read More 20th Century Critiques of Populist Nationalism Remain True
