This post by Henry Longbottom, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. The word emanating from Vatican corridors is that we can expect to see the long awaited environment-themed encyclical at some point during 2015. The exact date has not been disclosed, but it could coincide with Francis’ apostolic visit to the Philippines in January,… Read More Pope Francis’ Ecology Encyclical: What Can We Expect?
Pope Francis: “Small things are small steps toward holiness. And every step towards holiness will make us better people, free from selfishness and being closed in on ourselves, and open us up to our brothers and sisters and their needs.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis’ Address to the Curia by Michael Sean Winters: “The radicalness of Pope Francis’ vision is the claim that the real work of the Church is done in the world, ministering to those who are bruised and hurting, and challenging those who have lost the… Read More Around the Web
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new article on “eternity disrupting time itself” and the revolutionary nature of Christianity, which is rooted in the astonishing event we celebrate each Christmas. She writes: Christianity is at all times concerned with the poorest, the most vulnerable, the most oppressed; it is permanently interested in reversing this order, in… Read More Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig on Christmas and Revolution
Millennial’s Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Against this grim backdrop, our nation comes upon Christmas. The true spirit of this season is often trapped behind our society’s gilded age of consumerism and superficiality. But if we open our eyes and our hearts to rediscover the radical story of Christmas, the… Read More A Nation in Dire Need of Christmas
This post by Eric Immel, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. There’s a book for everything. Everyone Poops is a seminal tale that comforts children when they start to realize that their bodies produce smelly, tummy-turning gifts for their parents. Other books teach us where our belly buttons are, how bulldozers and cranes rest… Read More Born in Love: On Advent and Adoption
Is it right that people work hard to provide for their families in jobs that are essential to our modern way of life but nevertheless remain on the edge of poverty? Is it morally acceptable to leave families so vulnerable, exposed to calamity if faced with a minor mishap? It is neither right nor acceptable.… Read More Economic Justice is Essential to Strengthening American Families
