Check out these recent articles from around the web: +Cupich: “A Consistent Ethic of Solidarity” by Michael Sean Winters: “If you are close to your people, if you enter into their lives, their hopes and their fears, you will be able to begin preaching the Gospel with not only new fervor, but new insights. +Cupich… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “Service is never ideological. We do not serve ideas, we serve people.”
Catholic Congressman Paul Gosar has decided to boycott Pope Francis’ upcoming speech to Congress. The right-wing dissenter criticizes the pope for not speaking out about the persecution of Christians (a topic that Francis addresses on a regular basis) and not focusing on religious liberty and abortion. It is unclear why Gosar believes that he knows… Read More Right-Wing Catholic Congressman Will Boycott Pope Francis’ Congressional Speech
Pope Francis: “God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things.”
In the wake of Laudato Si, Pope Francis has continued to address climate change to emphasize the importance of the issue and our responsibility to protect creation. In his latest remarks, he raised five important points: Climate change is a social issue (with “grave social consequences”), not just an environmental issue Climate change hits the… Read More 5 Reasons Pope Francis is Calling for Action on Climate Change
Cardinal Seán O’Malley: “The pro-life movement must be the compassionate presence of God to those in the trying circumstances that give rise to abortion.”
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new article at the New York Times. She writes: Francis is not interested in judging the economy from the perspective of the rich. Following the Gospel, he challenges capitalism from the perspective of its victims. A radical identification with the marginalized permeates all aspects of this papacy. The most… Read More Francis Has Ended the Illusion of a Vatican-GOP Alliance
