Pope Francis: “For as we all know, it is in the little things that joy is best seen and shared: when by taking one small step, we make God’s mercy overflow in situations of desolation; when we decide to pick up the phone and arrange to see someone; when we patiently allow others to take… Read More Quote of the Day
Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: Hostility to this pope has been mounting from the earliest days of his papacy, when his pro-life credentials were called into question, when his economic views were mocked, and when an entire encyclical was practically ignored by certain constituencies within the Church. As… Read More Why Church Unity Matters
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Millennial writer Elizabeth Bruenig and her husband Matt Bruenig recently spoke at the Harvard Law Forum on building a moral economy. You can watch the full video here:
Overall, Syrian democracy activists were ecstatic about President Donald Trump’s strikes on the base from which the Syrian regime launched its latest chemical attacks. After years of impunity, the Assad regime paid a price (however tiny) for their crimes against humanity. Western proponents of the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine, the enforcement of international law… Read More Critical Questions Remain Over Trump’s Missile Strikes and Syria Policy
Cardinal Blase Cupich has a new op-ed in the Chicago Tribune: We must not allow ourselves to be desensitized to violence. We must not look away. Nor should we become so hardened by these terrible crimes that we lose the will to help those trapped by a culture of despair, who are afforded few options,… Read More Cardinal Cupich: To End Violence, We Must Mend the Safety Net
The front page of today’s Washington Post features a story by Anthony Faiola and Sarah Pulliam Bailey on Pope Francis’ leadership against rising anti-migrant populism: As politicians around the world including President Trump take an increasingly hard line on immigration, a powerful force is rallying to the side of migrants: the Roman Catholic Church led… Read More Washington Post: Pope Francis Leads the Church against Anti-Migrant Populism
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