One of Millennial’s themes is Christian humanism, which rejects nihilism, relativism, and quietism, among other temptations for contemporary believers and non-believers alike. Here are some highlights of Pope Francis’ speech on the subject in Florence: We can speak of humanism only from the centrality of Jesus, discovering in Him the features of man’s authentic face.… Read More Pope Francis on Christian Humanism
Check out these recent articles from around the web: An Interview with Anna Keating of The Catholic Catalogue: “Too often I think we assume that a “successful” life for young women needs to follow a script, or that the measure of success is income, or status. According to the current script, the twenties are supposed… Read More Around the Web
There is a rich tradition of dumb comparisons to Adolf Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust. This leads some to set aside these comparisons entirely. But there are certain circumstances where such comparisons are quite clearly useful for illustrating the gravity of the situation at hand: when mass atrocities are occurring, genocide or ethnic cleansing… Read More Is Donald Trump Embracing Nazi-like Policies?
Pope Francis: “All human persons – all of us – are important in God’s eyes.”
In a recent column for Religion News Service, Marcia Pally, who describes herself as “emphatically pro-life,” argues that all of the legal efforts to regulate or ban abortion over the past 40 years are “hokum.” She writes “Laws limiting abortion don’t pay for sonograms or day care, and they don’t feed or educate children.” If the… Read More To Protect Life and Promote Justice, Laws Matter
Young, motivated believers find themselves in a precarious position, balancing between the extreme tendencies of any faith and the secular millennial world of material idolization, substance abuse, and mutual sexual objectification. Examining how different people and groups become radicalized provides a lens into this special position, how orthodox Catholicism in particular, but any faithful traditionally-rooted… Read More Millennial Catholics and the Fight against Extremism
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: In light of the terrorist attacks on Paris Friday, some, including Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, have called on President Barack Obama to focus on accepting Christian refugees from Syria. But there’s nothing Christian about only prioritizing Christian refugees into… Read More There’s Nothing Christian About Blocking Non-Christian Refugees to the US
