Here are some key passages from Pope Francis’ message to the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: The Social Doctrine of the Church (SDC) insistently invites us to find ways to apply, in practice, fraternity as the governing principle of the economic order. The periods we have left behind… Read More Pope Francis on the Personalistic Dimension of Work, Freedom, and Dignity
via Reuters: If anyone had any doubts how Pope Francis feels about people who always complain, the answer is now tacked to the door of his frugal suite in a Vatican residence: “No Whining”. Under the explicit warning, the red-and-white Italian language sign goes on to say that “violators are subject to a syndrome of… Read More Pope Francis Has a ‘No Whining’ Sign on His Door
Pope Francis: “How beautiful would it be to leave the world a better place than the way we found it.”
via Vatican Radio: Following the 2nd anniversary of the publication of his encyclical “Laudato Sì – On Care of our Common Home”, Pope Francis has endorsed a pledge campaign that aims to mobilize at least 1 million people to directly engage in turning the encyclical’s message into action. Organized and promoted by the Global Catholic… Read More Pope Francis Endorses Campaign to Put Laudato Si into Action
Millennial‘s Daniel Petri interviews Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng on the death of his friend and fellow activist Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and the future of the Chinese democracy and human rights movement: Read more about Liu Xiaobo’s life and death (via NY Times): Liu Xiaobo, the renegade Chinese intellectual who kept… Read More Chen Guangcheng on the Death of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo
It might seem odd to ask how Rod Dreher’s book The Benedict Option relates to the Catholic Church’s teachings on what it means to be a member of the laity. After all, the book is directed at Christian laypersons, proposing a plan of life for laypersons in a post-Christian society and discussing issues such as… Read More Vatican II Calls the Laity to Go Beyond the Benedict Option
Pope Francis: “Dear neighbors, dear brothers and sisters, let us together pray, work and commit ourselves to ensuring that every family has dignified housing, access to drinking water, a toilet, reliable sources of energy for lighting, cooking and improving their homes; that every neighborhood has streets, squares, schools, hospitals, areas for sport, recreation and art;… Read More Quote of the Day
