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
via the Vatican: Today’s migratory routes are often marked by crossings of seas and deserts, which for many, too many people — too many! — are deadly. Therefore, today I want to dwell on this tragedy, this pain. Some of these routes we know well, because they are often in the spotlight; others, the majority,… Read More Pope Francis: Repelling Migrants is a Grave Sin
Ellen B. Koneck is the executive director at Commonweal. Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed her on her faith, life, joy, young people, and more. You’re familiar with a great deal of research on young people and religion, and you’ve spoken about this on a number of occasions. What is distinct about Gen-Z and/or younger millennials… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Ellen B. Koneck
Pope Francis: “Do you want to be great? Make yourself small and put yourself at the service of everyone. In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mark 9:30-37), Jesus renews our way of living. He teaches us that true power does not lie in domination by the strong, but in the care for the weak.”
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