Elon, Trump, and the Moral Reckoning
Recent headlines have highlighted a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. This brings to the forefront a reality we have lived with for a long time—namely, that a class of ultra-wealthy individuals holds significant sway over many of the most critical decisions in life, government, and society. Political parties often accuse their… Read More Elon, Trump, and the Moral Reckoning
Come, Holy Spirit
Several years ago, Fr. Dan Leary preached a wonderful homily on Pentecost at our parish. He challenged us each to pray to the Holy Spirit as part of our daily lives. After mass, I got to work in the backyard of our new house. I was determined to clear out some of the area around… Read More Come, Holy Spirit
Pope Leo on Power and Authority in His Doctoral Dissertation
via Ruth Graham, Elizabeth Dias, and Jason Horowitz: Almost 40 years ago, an American graduate student in Rome was closely examining the question of what it meant to be a wise and effective leader in the Catholic Church. Today, the doctoral dissertation that Robert Prevost produced in the mid-1980s is one of the most detailed… Read More Pope Leo on Power and Authority in His Doctoral Dissertation
How Can We Rebuild Community in an Era of Extreme Individualism?
Imagine sitting in mass surrounded by hundreds of people that you love. It is hard to convey the deep sense of communion that I have felt in these moments at the high school where I have taught for the last six years. For tens of millions of Americans, such experiences are quite rare or even… Read More How Can We Rebuild Community in an Era of Extreme Individualism?
Pope Leo: Let the Voice of the Poor be Heard
via the Vatican: In the context of the ongoing digital revolution, we must rediscover, emphasize and cultivate our duty to train others in critical thinking, countering temptations to the contrary, which can also be found in ecclesial circles. There is so little dialogue around us; shouting often replaces it, not infrequently in the form of… Read More Pope Leo: Let the Voice of the Poor be Heard
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: I Should Have Seen This Coming by David Brooks: “If there is an underlying philosophy driving Trump, it is this: Morality is for suckers. To borrow from Thucydides, the strong do what they want, and the weak suffer what they must. This is the logic of… Read More Around the Web
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