Check out these recent articles from around the web: Marchers brave Chicago cold to highlight life issues by Michael O’Loughlin: “Cupich was one of several speakers who, along with thousands of attendees, braved bitter cold temperatures at a March for Life rally in downtown Chicago, five days before the 43rd anniversary of the US Supreme… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Yoga pants and Catholic social teaching by Stephen Schneck: “Traditional church teachings have some issues with markets. The biggest is with the way that market forces interact with and shape our values. This happens in both direct and indirect ways. Some values actually seem to be… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
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
Pope Francis: “When the world slumbers in comfort and selfishness, our Christian mission is to help it rouse from sleep.”
Patheos has a new series on Engaging the New Year. Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale’s contribution is “A New Year, a Time for Hope”: Against this grim backdrop, we come upon a new year. What ought we to expect for the next twelve months? What will we encounter on the way? A Christian can and must… Read More Approaching 2016 with Hope
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: Pope Francis clarifies his 2013 quote “who am I to judge” gay men and women, saying that the person supersedes his or her sexual orientation: “If a person is gay and seeks out the Lord and is willing, who am I to judge… Read More Who Am I to Judge? Pope Francis Explains His Approach to Gay Persons
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
