Replace Just War Theory with Nonviolence—What about Syria and Genocide?

A historic conference recently wrapped up at the Vatican that addressed the continued relevance of the traditional Catholic doctrine of just war theory. Just war theory outlines the moral requirements surrounding the decision to use force and the ethical limits on using force justly. The decision to use force requires a just cause, right intention,… Read More Replace Just War Theory with Nonviolence—What about Syria and Genocide?

Daniel Petri

Commentary on Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)

Here are a number of articles from millennial Catholics on Pope Francis’ recent post-synodal apostolic exhortation: Look to the Margins by Meghan Clark: “Pope Francis offers what we have come to expect from him—a thoughtful, nuanced and substantial text that defies easy interpretation. It is also a text that looks to the margins, something else… Read More Commentary on Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)

Millennial

Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: The new Gilded Age: Close to half of all super-PAC money comes from 50 donors by Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy: “A small core of super-rich individuals is responsible for the record sums cascading into the coffers of super PACs for the 2016 elections, a dynamic… Read More Around the Web

Millennial

Pope Francis is Returning to Rome with 3 Refugee Families

via the Washington Post: Pope Francis on Saturday took three refugee families back with him on his plane to Rome following an emotional and provocative visit to the Greek island of Lesbos that seemed designed to prick Europe’s conscience over its treatment of refugees. The pope boarded his Alitalia jet along with 12 Syrians from… Read More Pope Francis is Returning to Rome with 3 Refugee Families

Millennial

Pope Francis Will Travel to Lesbos, Express Solidarity with Refugees

via Vatican Insider: “On Saturday I am going to Lesbos, where numerous refugees have passed through over the months. I am going along with my brothers the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos”, “to express sympathy and solidarity with refugees and the citizens of Lesbos and all the… Read More Pope Francis Will Travel to Lesbos, Express Solidarity with Refugees

Millennial

Stephen Curry’s Beautiful Basketball and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination

In his unforgettable essay “Federer as Religious Experience,” which appeared in the New York Times’ tragically short-lived Play Magazine in 2006, David Foster Wallace reflects on watching the all-time great Roger Federer play tennis. “Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men’s tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be… Read More Stephen Curry’s Beautiful Basketball and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination

Mike Jordan Laskey