Since I learned that Gustavo Gutierrez passed, I’ve been thinking of him and the time I spent with him at Boston College in the summers of 2008 and 2010. I’m still amazed at the joy he radiated in all he said and did. Here is my favorite story with Gustavo Gutierrez: After class, I’d help… Read More Ice Cream, Gustavo Gutierrez, and a God That Delights in Us
Pope Francis: “Please, let us not forget the poor. May we dream of a world in which water, bread, work, medicine, land, and a home are goods available to every individual. #EndPoverty”
No Catholic voter guide can replace the prudence that responsible citizens must exercise when they vote. But here are five reminders for Catholic voters this election season: Vote for the common good. For Christians, political participation is about translating our love for all people and solidarity with them into social justice. Christians are called to… Read More 5 Reminders Before You Vote
Meghan Clark writes: People do not exist in isolation; we are formed in and for community. For this reason, participation in the common good, alongside human dignity, are hallmarks of Catholic social teaching. Today, however, we find ourselves in communities fractured by deep divisions—political, ecclesial, and social. Our ability to be in community at all… Read More Isolation and Loneliness Threaten the Common Good
via AMDG: Our guest is Dr. Nichole Flores, one of the most exciting young theologians around. Nichole is an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, and completed her doctoral study in theological ethics at Boston College. It was tricky to decide what to talk to her about because her work covers… Read More In Faith-Filled Pursuit of Better Politics with Nichole Flores
Check out these recent articles from around the web: America Does Not Need the Death Penalty by the New York Times: “Mr. Biden was right to identify capital punishment as a moral affront, and he should help relegate this practice to history.” Why Are Innocents Still Being Executed? by Elizabeth Bruenig: “America is currently experiencing… Read More Around the Web
Christian leaders, including Catholic defenders of democracy like Nichole Flores, have joined together to create and endorse a statement to “reaffirm Christian support for democracy and invite all Christians and people of moral conscience to do the same.” It includes the following: On the Imago Dei and Human Dignity. Core to Christianity is the belief… Read More Catholic Leaders Endorse Statement Affirming a Christian Case for Democracy
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