The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report today on the CIA’s detention program, which included the use of secret prisons and the brutal interrogation of detainees. The Washington Post has highlighted 20 key findings on the CIA interrogations. It is an ugly picture. John McCain took to the floor of the Senate to show his… Read More Torture Sacrifices Our Most Important Values
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Word Made Toddler by Timothy O’Malley: “But what makes walking with my son so utterly slow is his total absorption in every facet of reality. Leaves are not merely to be walked upon but inspected as if every one of them is the very first… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis recently spoke to the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors. He said: In many places, the quality of life is related primarily to economic means, to “well-being”, to the beauty and enjoyment of the physical, forgetting other more profound dimensions of existence — interpersonal, spiritual and religious. In fact, in the light of faith… Read More Pope Francis on the Sanctity of Life and False Compassion
Pope Francis wrote to the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, prior to the G20 summit last month. His letter addressed the “fundamental imperative of creating dignified and stable employment for all”: “This will call for improvement in the quality of public spending and investment, the promotion of private investment, a fair and adequate system of… Read More Pope Francis: Create Dignified and Stable Employment for All
Pope Francis’ recent speech to the European Parliament is an exceptional articulation of how Christian principles should shape the public life and how these values are connected to the European project and its commitment to democracy and human rights. It is perhaps his most intellectually rich speech—one that Europeans and non-Europeans alike would benefit from… Read More Pope Francis and the Future of Europe
When I was invited to speak at a parish recently, I shared a story that my predecessor in Life & Justice Ministries, the late Larry DiPaul, loved to tell. At the end of a family gathering years ago, Larry packed up some leftover lasagna in a Tupperware container to take home. Larry was a prolific… Read More Social Justice and the New Evangelization: Perfect Partners
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday, where he discussed the Pope Francis effect, immigration reform, the need for dialogue, the sanctity of life, the need to support families, his reluctance to politicize the sacraments, Ferguson, and other topics. Check out the video:
