The Diocese of Tulsa announced today that their twitter account had been hacked, which is why the following tweet was published: This has led to speculation that the Diocese of Syracuse has also been hacked by a right-wing hacker, because of the following tweet: Pray for Wisdom for @POTUS as he deals with the events… Read More Why is the Diocese of Syracuse Posting Pro-Trump Propaganda?
Around the Horn host Tony Reali writes in the Washington Post: I’ve been on national television for 16 years and for all 16 I wore an ash on Ash Wednesday. I am grateful to ESPN and fortunate to work in an environment that allows me to be myself. But it’s shocking to me that I’m… Read More ESPN’s Tony Reali on Why He Wears Ashes on TV
“Rend your hearts, not your garments!” These are the challenging words of the prophet Joel that greeted Christians in churches around the world as they marked the beginning of Lent with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. Lent—too domesticated over time—is a radical ancient invitation to reject the globalization of superficiality that too often sullies our… Read More Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Garments
At the beginning of each semester, I introduce my students to modern Catholic social teaching by emphasizing its dialogue with a changing world. We often start with Rerum Novarum, which was a moral reflection and response to a particular historical context in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of new working conditions.… Read More See, Judge, Act: Racism, Structural Sin, and Infant Mortality
Former presidents often avoid criticizing their successors in office, but George W. Bush has broken from that trend this week. In response to a question about Donald Trump referring to the mainstream media as the enemy of the American people, Bush defended the media’s key role as a democratic check on power: I consider the… Read More George W. Bush Breaks from Tradition, Challenges Trump on Media, Russian Interference, Islam
via Chicago Tribune: Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told priests Tuesday that if federal immigration authorities knock on the doors of their parishes without a warrant, priests should turn them away and call the archdiocese’s lawyers. Catholic school principals have been told to do the same. “If they do not have a warrant and it is… Read More Cardinal Cupich: No Immigration Agents on Church Property Without Warrants
On Fox News yesterday, I said that President Donald Trump should give up his wall and refugee ban for Lent. To do so as Lent begins, when Christians begin the commemoration of Jesus’ entry into the fullness of human suffering and dysfunction, would be a visible sign that the President honors those who—like Jesus Christ… Read More Donald Trump Should Give up His Wall and Refugee Ban for Lent
