In his homily for the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis draws a stark contrast between the attitudes of the Magi and Herod, offering lessons for today: Longing for God draws us out of our iron-clad isolation, which makes us think that nothing can change. Longing for God shatters our dreary routines and impels us… Read More Longing for God vs. Herod’s Fearful Culture for “Winners”
Millennial writer Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new article at The Nation: Over the past half-century, many strains of Christianity have seen a “privatization of religious experience and discourse.” Ever since, Christians on the right have been attempting to reverse this process, whether by invoking a past in which some aspects of traditional Christian thought defined… Read More Harvey Cox and the Future of the Christian Left
On Fox News, Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale argues that Republicans still don’t have a serious plan to replace Obamacare and that two things are needed for any adequate alternative: affordability and universality of coverage. You can watch the full clip here:
Archbishop José Gomez: “Jesus does not want us just to stay “inside” the Church. He calls the Church — he calls each of us — to go out along the pathways of our world.”
At US Catholic, Stephen Schneck writes: It is long past time for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to speak out against the evil of today’s racism. The “alt-right” white nationalist racism that surged alongside the political campaigns of 2016 is an evil that the church in America cannot ignore. After endorsing candidate… Read More The US Bishops Must Denounce Alt-Right Racism
Social isolation has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. And it’s killing us—quite literally: Individuals with less social connection have disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation and higher levels of stress hormones. One recent study found that isolation increases the risk of heart disease by 29 percent and stroke by 32 percent.… Read More Still Need a New Year’s Resolution? Love More, Better
Here are our ten most popular Pope Francis quotes from 2016, as featured in our Quote of the Day series: “There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future.” “Do not be afraid! God is great, God is good, and we all have something good inside us.” “A faith incapable of… Read More Top 10 Pope Francis Quotes from 2016
