The National Catholic Reporter, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, has announced a writing contest for high school juniors and seniors. The first-place winner will receive $1,000 and have his or her essay published in NCR. The second-place winner will receive a $500 award and the third-place winner will receive a $250 award, and their… Read More NCR Writing Contest for High School Students
Here are the highlights of Pope Francis’ message for today’s World Day of Peace: The “Life of Communion” vs. Exploitation: Since we are by nature relational beings, meant to find fulfilment through interpersonal relationships inspired by justice and love, it is fundamental for our human development that our dignity, freedom and autonomy be acknowledged and… Read More No Longer Slaves, But Brothers and Sisters
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: There’s been a lot of talk in the past two years about what Pope Francis wants to change in the Church and in society. Bureaucratic failures, financial corruption, and wayward shepherds often dominate the conversation. But in the final analysis, it’s us that… Read More If Pope Francis Wrote Your New Year’s Resolutions
In a recent speech, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power described the vital interest and critical role the United States has in peacekeeping. Power described how intrastate conflicts can displace vulnerable populations, spill across borders, destabilize neighboring countries, undermine economic progress, reverse democratization and disrupt civil society, allow criminals and repressive regimes to… Read More Blessed are the Peacekeepers?
Millennial editor Robert Christian is quoted in a new International Business Times article by Zoe Mintz on Pope Francis. He was asked, “Does Pope Francis live up to the hype?” “He absolutely lives up to the hype. Francis’ message is not that he’s perfect — it’s that this is who he is: a guy who… Read More Pope Francis in 2014: Reformer, Diplomat, Media Star
After weeks of anticipation, the frenzy of shopping for gifts and making travel arrangements, and all the excitement of the big day, Christmas has once again come and gone. For many, Christmas’s passing is cause for major consternation. Each year, millions of people fall into depression in the weeks following Christmas and New Year’s. It… Read More Why Christmas Matters the Other 364 Days of the Year
America is running an excerpt from Millennial writer Meghan Clark’s book The Vision of Catholic Social Thought: The Virtue of Solidarity and the Praxis of Human Rights. She writes: Common humanity must be the starting point understood through radical interdependence. Catholic social thought offers an understanding of human persons in community in which human dignity… Read More Grounding social justice in our common humanity
