Pope Francis won’t be earning any more fans among rigid legalists who equate faithfulness with caustically attacking those who fail to meet their standards of proper behavior. Francis linked rigidity to having a weak heart and contrasted it with one fixed on the rock, Jesus. He concluded his homily with a prayer, which included: “I… Read More Pope Francis: Reject Rigidity, Hypocrisy, and Condemning Others
Check out these recent articles from around the web: America’s working families: Divided we fall by Michael Stafford: “More than six years have passed since the financial crisis, but its effects are still being felt. For most Americans, the economy remains a grim and frightening place — a source of anxiety, instead of hope.” The… Read More Around the Web
Millennial’s Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new interview at The Living Church. She discusses a number of topics, including libertarianism: It’s a problem for all Christians in my view. It’s especially troublesome for Roman Catholics, who have many decades of social teaching and centuries of tradition militating against a libertarian anthropology and a libertarian account… Read More Poor People Are Bruised Reeds
Millennial’s Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article in NCR. He writes: Joy and happiness seem different to me somehow. The great Henri Nouwen wrote about this difference and how joy can persist in even the saddest times. While happiness is dependent on external conditions, Nouwen writes that joy is something deeper. It is “the… Read More MJL: This Gaudete Sunday, rejoice despite the heartbreak all around us
Recently, my sister-in-law texted me a photo of my niece, who’s 18 months old, covering her gaping mouth in pure wonder at the sight of a chintzy Christmas-light display in a big-box store. It reminded me of the uniquely wonderful time of year this is for young kids. But you don’t have to watch TV… Read More Three Tips for Introducing Christmas to Kids: Story, Simplicity, Sharing
Last year, Malala Yousafzai was awarded our first annual Millennial of the Year. This year, she received a slightly more prestigious award: the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala has set a high bar, but there are countless millennials who are engaged in important and inspiring work. We would like to invite you to nominate a deserving… Read More Millennial of the Year 2014: Accepting Nominations
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Church Life, a journal from the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame. He writes: Contemporary liberalism, libertarianism, and conservatism are all variants of this liberalism. And they are all rooted in a strong commitment to individualism, a foundation that puts these… Read More Catholic Liberals and Conservatives and the Church’s Personalist Communitarianism
