In article that quotes Millennial writer Meghan Clark and guest writer Susan Reynolds, Heidi Schlumpf writes: In an age of Trump and given the serious issues facing the country and the world, theologians are seeing the urgency of doing public theology, a term coined by Lutheran theologian Martin Marty in the 1970s. But given the… Read More The Challenges and Urgency of Doing Public Theology in 2018
“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” J.R.R. Tolkien A couple of years ago, I spent several weeks learning everything… Read More The Garden of Cats: On Heroism
Pope Francis: “In our daily lives we experience the tenderness of God who lovingly saves us from our sins, fears and anxieties.”
via Vatican News: Cardinal Marc Ouellet writes to “his fellow brother”, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, responding to his accusations according to his own personal knowledge and documents in the archive of the Congregation for Bishops, and asks him to return to full communion with the Successor of Peter. Here are some highlights: Your current position… Read More Card. Ouellet: Vigano’s “Political Maneuver” against Pope is Deplorable, Blasphemous, Unjustified
via Washington Post: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to two people who have brought attention to ending sexual violence against women in armed conflict. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist treating victims of gang rape, and Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi who has spoken about her own suffering at the hands of the Islamic… Read More Denis Mukwege and 2016 Millennial of the Year Nadia Murad Win Nobel Peace Prize
In the days leading up to the Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed Elise Italiano, the founding executive director of the GIVEN Institute, on young adults and the Church: You and Christopher White have a series at Catholic News Service that provides a forum for young adult… Read More Young Adults, Identity, Community, and Purpose: An Interview with Elise Italiano
According to Jean Anouilh, “Things are beautiful if you love them.” Love opens our eyes to beauty. In our culture, consumerism, materialism, and superficiality have created an epidemic of insecurity and distorted notions of beauty and attractiveness. And racism is intertwined with these lenses that warp the perceptions of many. I recently ran across a… Read More Love Opens Our Eyes to Beauty
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