Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: America’s Teenage Girls Are Not Okay by Derek Thompson: “Some psychologists point to social media, whereas others blame school shootings; others chalk it up to changes in parenting. Climate-change activists say it’s climate change. Atlantic writers like me blather on about the decline of physical-world interactions.… Read More Around the Web

10 Years of Conservative Resistance to Pope Francis’ Leadership and Agenda

In an article featuring Nichole Flores, NCR’s Brian Fraga writes: Pope Francis’ 10 years on the chair of St. Peter have been marked in large part by persistent criticisms and tenacious resistance from the conservative wing of the Catholic Church, particularly in the Anglophone world, where formerly ardent papal defenders have lashed out against the… Read More 10 Years of Conservative Resistance to Pope Francis’ Leadership and Agenda

Building a ‘Culture of Us’

Tim Shriver and Tara Isabella Burton have a new essay on American culture, liberalism and the ‘hyper-liberal worldview’, and different forms of postliberalism. Drawing on personalist and communitarian insights, they call for the embrace of “spiritual realism” and the creation of a “culture of us”: Identifying the roots of our collective political, and indeed spiritual… Read More Building a ‘Culture of Us’

Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: What I Know About Married Bliss I Learned From My Husband’s Twin by Michal Leibowitz: “Secular American culture puts the self and self-fulfillment at the center of life. That emphasis, already ubiquitous by the 1960s and ’70s, continues to transform all areas of life; it’s become… Read More Around the Web

Cardinal McElroy on the Need for Radical Inclusion of LGBT Catholics

At America, Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego writes: The third element of Catholic teaching that supports a pastoral stance of inclusion and shared belonging in the church is the counterpoised realities of human brokenness and divine grace that form the backdrop for any discussion of worthiness to receive the Eucharist. As Pope Francis stated… Read More Cardinal McElroy on the Need for Radical Inclusion of LGBT Catholics