7:15 in the morning, leaving in a hurry for work, I recite a prayer before exiting my house because there’s no certainty that I’ll return. I say good morning to neighbors while walking, thinking of my agenda for the day. Down the road, I see Carlos, sitting on his porch. He’s wearing a yellow swimsuit… Read More Before Noon: Life and Death in a Throwaway Culture
via AP: Pope Francis on Monday spoke by satellite with audiences in Chicago, Los Angeles and McAllen, Texas ahead of his upcoming US visit. The Pope asked a Chicago girl to sing after she spoke about using music to find comfort from bullying.
Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Here is a prayer from the closing of Laudato Si for those who are participating: God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is… Read More Prayer for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Guns take a life every 16 minutes in the United States—92 lives every day. In a compelling op-ed for The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof argues that the time has come to address gun violence in response to a public health crisis. Gun rights activists will quickly retort that guns ensure greater safety and that… Read More Guns in America: Ideology or Idolatry?
Check out this great video from the USCCB and CRS on creation care, featuring Fr. James Martin, Dr. Carolyn Woo, and Cardinal Peter Turkson:
Check out these recent articles from around the web: American Dream not complete yet by Kara Ayers: “People with disabilities are able to live, work, love, and play in our community more than ever before. Still, there’s so much work to be done.” In Nigeria, Boko Haram is an equal opportunity terrorist group by Inés… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Man Cannot Live by Values Alone by David Lapp: “The lack of a good union and the lack of a just wage—problems that have plagued Lance in his work history—are arguably symptoms of “shareholder capitalism.”…When the worker is effectively treated as a means to an end,… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
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