Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “The innocent victim of abortion, children who die of hunger or from bombings, immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow, the elderly or the sick who are considered a burden, the victims of terrorism, wars, violence and drug trafficking, the environment devastated by man’s predatory relationship with nature – at… Read More Quote of the Day

Key Moments in President Obama’s Final State of the Union Speech

The President’s final State of the Union address included numerous insightful and inspiring passages, along with a few that were puzzling or problematic. Here are my reflections on some key moments in his address: We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters, and not the… Read More Key Moments in President Obama’s Final State of the Union Speech

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “Sobriety…is the ability to renounce what is superfluous and to resist the dominant consumerist mentality. Sobriety is prudence, simplicity, straightforwardness, balance, and temperance. Sobriety is seeing the world through God’s eyes and from the side of the poor. Sobriety is a style of life which points to the primacy of others as a… Read More Quote of the Day