In her newsletter Granola, Gracy Olmstead writes: When I first started working as a journalist in Washington, D.C., I was required to publish 3-5 articles a week. They were not usually long, but the output required a constant scouring of the internet for any possible leads or “hooks” one might use for a story. My… Read More Post Less, Think More
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Tearing down idols: William Cavanaugh’s theology is a must-read for the modern West by Fr. Patrick Gilger: “Because if it is not disenchantment but idolatry that we must beware of, then it is not re-enchantment but sacramentality that will provide the remedy. Countering idolatry, then, means… Read More Around the Web
Kathleen Bonnette writes: “The Authoritarian Playbook,” a report released in 2022 by the nonpartisan organization Protect Democracy, offers an evaluative framework for answering these questions. It identifies seven tactics through which “would-be authoritarians pursue power” and cause democratic systems to “backslide towards more authoritarian forms of government.” Because modern Western autocrats rarely come to power… Read More 7 signs of Authoritarianism from Trump’s GOP
Pope Francis: “Dear young people, do not be afraid of the future! Dare to dream big! Keep joy alive, a sign of a young heart that has encountered the Lord.”
Kathleen Bonnette is the author of (R)evolutionary Hope: A Spirituality of Encounter and Engagement in an Evolving World. Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed her on the book, St. Augustine, her life, and faith. Throughout your book (R)evolutionary Hope, St. Augustine seems to play a vital role in your thinking and explanations. When you think about… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Kathleen Bonnette
via The Center for Christianity & Public Life: Journalist and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Liz Bruenig sat down with Michael Wear at the Center for Christianity and Public Life’s inaugural summit, For the Good of the Public. The Center for Christianity and Public Life is a nonpartisan institution in Washington D.C. with the mission to contend… Read More Why the Death Penalty is Incompatible with Human Dignity
via the Vatican: Second, do not forget the poorest and the discarded. The “circular economy” has become a buzzword, calling for the reuse and recycling of waste. But while we recycle discarded materials and waste, we have not yet learnt – allow me the expression – to “recycle” and not discard people, workers, especially the… Read More Pope Francis: Be Wary of ‘Meritocracy’ Used to Legitimize Exclusion
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