via NY Times: The chaplain of the House of Representatives, who was recently forced to resign by Speaker Paul D. Ryan, said Thursday that he is rescinding his decision — in effect forcing Mr. Ryan to try to fire him. Father Patrick J. Conroy, a Catholic priest who has been the chaplain since 2011, wrote… Read More Fr. Conroy Rescinds Resignation, Setting Up Showdown with Paul Ryan
The summer before I entered the Jesuits was a magical one, full of sunsets, road trips, awesome Western thunderstorms, bison, and a cave. I was an interpretive ranger at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. In the southwest corner of the Black Hills, the cave is one of the longest in the world and… Read More Time for a New New Deal
Pope Francis: “Without love, both life and faith are worthless.”
Here are six quotes from Pope Francis on saints and sainthood in Gaudete et Exsultate: [The Lord] wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence. (1) In times when women tended to be most ignored or overlooked, the Holy Spirit raised up saints whose attractiveness produced new spiritual… Read More 6 Quotes from Pope Francis on Saints
Pope Francis: “There is no such thing as harmless disinformation; trusting in falsehood can have dire consequences.”
At Loyola University Chicago, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego delivered the second Cardinal Bernardin lecture. Heidi Schlumpf reports: McElroy called the current polarization “heartbreaking,” contrasting it to Pope Francis’ “beautiful vision of politics” in his 2015 address to Congress. “Party” has become shorthand for worldview, he said, and party identity leads to a “cafeteria… Read More Bishop McElroy: Catholic Teaching Has Been Hijacked by Partisans
The Hill reports: House Chaplain Patrick Conroy’s sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol Hill, with sources in both parties saying he was pushed out by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). Conroy’s own resignation announcement stated that it was done at Ryan’s request… Four different sources — two from each party — say Conroy was… Read More Paul Ryan Forces Out Catholic Priest as House Chaplain
