Poverty in the World is a Scandal: Strengthen Funding for Poverty-Focused Aid and Development

Many Americans believe the United States spends a significant portion of its budget on foreign aid. One frequently cited survey reports that Americans believe this number to be as high as 25%. In reality, the United States spends less than 1% of its budget on foreign aid. This number is already startlingly low, but with… Read More Poverty in the World is a Scandal: Strengthen Funding for Poverty-Focused Aid and Development

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Guest Contributor

Pope Francis, Radical Leftist?

Millennial‘s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has recently joined The New Republic as a writer. In one of her first articles for TNR, she addresses some of the backlash against Pope Francis and the desire for a “a truly humble papacy, where politics is avoided, and where the personality of the occupant does not presage some reform.”… Read More Pope Francis, Radical Leftist?

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Millennial

A Very Catholic Week: The March for Life, Selma, and Immigration Reform

There are three things I heard over the past week that are stuck in my head. First, “We are the pro-life generation!” Thousands of young people chanted this refrain at last Thursday’s March for Life in Washington. Then, “We’re not asking – we’re demanding! Give us the vote!” This was a masterful Daniel Oyelowo portraying… Read More A Very Catholic Week: The March for Life, Selma, and Immigration Reform

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 Mike Jordan Laskey

Quote of the Day

Fr. James Martin, SJ on Godparents: “The question asked in the Catholic sacrament of baptism is a good one: ‘Are you ready to help the parents of this child in their duty as Christian parents?’ So it’s less an honor given to a friend, or a kind of ‘reward’ for a relative, than an important… Read More Quote of the Day

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 Millennial

A Bittersweet Canonization: Junipero Serra and His Mixed Legacy

Kids growing up in California spend their 4th grade history classes learning about the history of their state—from its inception as a Spanish colony to the Bear Flag Revolt to becoming the modern-day 8th largest economy in the world. A major part of the curriculum is devoted to the Spanish Mission system—a system of 21… Read More A Bittersweet Canonization: Junipero Serra and His Mixed Legacy

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 Daniel Petri

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “Experience teaches us that in an increasingly globalized world, our understanding of the common good, of progress and development, must ultimately be in human and not merely economic terms.”

January 27, 2015 Millennial

Cardinal Sean O’Malley: The Need for a Love-driven Pro-life Movement

Last year, Cardinal Sean O’Malley gave an outstanding homily at the Vigil for Life. As Anusia Dickow explained, “Cardinal O’Malley called us to shift the paradigm of the pro-life movement to one of accompaniment.” His homily from this year’s Mass was likewise rich in insight. Cardinal Sean explained the need for pro-lifers to embrace a… Read More Cardinal Sean O’Malley: The Need for a Love-driven Pro-life Movement

January 26, 2015 Millennial