Samantha Power: “The idea behind the Nuremberg Tribunal – that the international community has a stake in holding accountable those who commit such unthinkable crimes – undergirds many of the norms and institutions that we have helped create since the Second World War. But those norms and institutions have value only if they are put… Read More Quote of the Day
via the Aurora Prize: Marguerite Barankitse from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital in Burundi was named as the inaugural Laureate of the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. At a ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia, Barankitse was recognized for the extraordinary impact she has had in saving thousands of lives and caring for orphans… Read More Marguerite Barankitse, Catholic Humanitarian, Wins the Aurora Prize
Following last night’s defeat in the Indiana primary, Ted Cruz has officially ended his 2016 presidential campaign. And even though Sanders beat out Clinton in the Hoosier state, his Democratic opponent appears to be on a clear path to securing her party’s nomination. It would seem that we are finally nearing the (welcome) end to… Read More Our Candidates, Ourselves
I received my copy of The Catholic Catalogue by Melissa Musick and Anna Keating on Fat Tuesday. Earlier in the day I googled “shrove” to see why it is sometimes referred to as Shrove Tuesday. I didn’t realize that I would have the field guide to such questions in my hands a few hours later.… Read More The Catholic Catalogue: Living a Catholic Life in the 21st Century
That in every country of the world, women may be honored and respected and that their essential contribution to society may be highly esteemed.
A recent article published in Crux laments what the author considers a lack of adequate attention given to the Catholic Church in centenary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland. In spite of the presence of the Head Chaplain for the Irish Defense Forces during the centenary celebrations, a planned centenary Requiem Mass… Read More The Easter Rising at 100: What Role Did the Church Play?
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Granted a new life by the pope, refugees speak of horrors that drove them from Syria by Tom Kington: “In March of last year, Al Shakarji decided to risk fleeing down mined roads and past snipers to reach Turkey, taking his wife and three children with… Read More Around the Web
