To be Consistent and Side with the Vulnerable, Progressive Catholics Must Defend the Unborn

MSW writes: In short, the Catholic left has cared less about its own integrity and more about strengthening ties with Democrats on other issues. Sloppy moral reasoning has employed narrow factoids and slim, exceptional cases to promote indifference on the issue. A libertarianism of the left on social issues has become as pronounced, and as… Read More To be Consistent and Side with the Vulnerable, Progressive Catholics Must Defend the Unborn

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Millennial

Cardinal Seán: End the Government Shutdown

In a statement on the government shutdown, Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston writes: Governing the democracy of the United States is always a challenging task. It requires not only intelligence, expertise and experience but also a capacity to collaborate, cooperate and the willingness to consider appropriate compromise at decisive moments. The present moment in our… Read More Cardinal Seán: End the Government Shutdown

January 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Millennial

Church of Displaced Persons

Eight years ago I wrote a short article about why our Church needs victim-centered reform, a reform that first listens to the victims of abuse and then takes appropriate action, without defensiveness or denial. I argued that Christ is most present to us in those victims of abuse who have long suffered in silence. In… Read More Church of Displaced Persons

January 16, 2019February 21, 2019 Guest Contributor

Confronting the Malady of Populist Nationalism

Claire Giangravè writes: “Populism is an ancient malady. Even Christians have been faced with its force,” said Father Rocco D’ambrosio, a diocesan priest and professor of Political Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in an interview with Crux Jan. 10…. D’ambrosio spoke at a conference titled “Power and populisms” along with Vincenzo Buonomo, dean of… Read More Confronting the Malady of Populist Nationalism

January 15, 2019February 21, 2019 Millennial

Where the Gospel is, There is Revolution

Via Rome Reports: He explained that Christ gave the disciples this prayer, along with the Beatitudes, as teachings that represent an authentic revolution. POPE FRANCIS “This is the revolution of the Gospel. Where the Gospel is, there is revolution. It is as if Jesus said, ‘Continue on, you who carry in your heart the mystery… Read More Where the Gospel is, There is Revolution

January 14, 2019February 21, 2019 Millennial

Cardinal Tobin Rips Trump’s Dishonest, Dehumanizing Anti-Immigrant Speech

Cardinal Joseph Tobin released the following statement on President Trump’s speech on Tuesday night: I listened with deep disappointment to the dehumanizing words used to describe our immigrant sisters and brothers. These men, women and children are neither numbers, nor criminal statistics, but flesh and blood people with their own stories and histories. Most are… Read More Cardinal Tobin Rips Trump’s Dishonest, Dehumanizing Anti-Immigrant Speech

January 10, 2019February 21, 2019 Millennial

Why a Pro-life Democrat Should Run in 2020

Jacob Lupfer writes: No candidate who favors ending abortion in the U.S. can win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Party leaders are more stridently supportive of unrestricted abortion rights than they have ever been. Abortion-rights activists exert unprecedented power over the party, and as a result even abortion-skeptical Democrats have been decimated over the… Read More Why a Pro-life Democrat Should Run in 2020

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Millennial