One Sunday, in the quiet time after Communion, I turned to the back of my family missal to find a new prayer to fill the silence. I found The Litany for Humility, a short prayer whose cadence seemed perfect for a quick prayer towards the end of Mass. As I read on, however, the language started… Read More Can A Modern Catholic Be Humble and Ambitious?

Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today. He writes: The Catholic tradition describes conscience as “the most secret core and sanctuary” of a person wherein she discovers God’s law of love and is moved to discerningly “love good and avoid evil” (Gaudium et Spes #16). In order to judge rightly,… Read More Laudato Si and Faithful Citizenship

via Vatican Radio: “Riches in themselves are good,” the Pope explained, but they are “relative, not absolute” goods. He criticized the so-called “theology of prosperity”— according to which “God shows you that you are just if He gives you great riches,” saying those who follow it are mistaken. The problem lies in being attached to… Read More Pope Francis Denounces the Prosperity Gospel and Exploitation of the Poor

Pope Francis recently offered some excellent insight and advice at a mass for teens. Here are 10 of his key messages: Love, in other words, is the Christian’s identity card, the only valid “document” identifying us as Christians.  If this card expires and is not constantly renewed, we stop being witnesses of the Master. Before… Read More 10 Key Messages for Young People from Pope Francis

Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: The event included an awards ceremony in the middle of the afternoon, and the first prize was given to a leader of the parish’s Vietnamese community named Chinh Dinh. Chinh is a volunteer English as a second language teacher at Aquinas Center,… Read More This is What the Church Can Be