Daniel DiLeo: Recommendations for an Updated USCCB Energy Statement

Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article in Political Theology Today, in which he summarizes the 1981 USCCB energy statement, identifies aspects of the statement that continue to be particularly relevant, and briefly proposes ways in which an updated energy statement can offer more pertinent Catholic guidance regarding today’s most pressing energy challenges. He… Read More Daniel DiLeo: Recommendations for an Updated USCCB Energy Statement

May 31, 2014June 1, 2014 Millennial

Reports: Pope, Orthodox Patriarch plan for 2025 ecumenical council

No it isn’t the Third Vatican Council that some have called for, but in fact, it’s bigger than that. Here’s a statement from the Orthodox patriarch: “[Pope Francis and I] agreed to leave as a legacy to ourselves and our successors a gathering in Nicaea in 2025, to celebrate together, after 17 centuries, the first… Read More Reports: Pope, Orthodox Patriarch plan for 2025 ecumenical council

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 Christopher Hale

Millennials Debate Pope Francis and Mideast Peace in Time

Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale recently explained in Time “Why Pope Francis May Be the Best Politician in the World.” He was responding to those who are skeptical that Pope Francis’ efforts to reignite Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will succeed: But to reduce June’s meeting to an act of mere symbolism fails to understand the role religion… Read More Millennials Debate Pope Francis and Mideast Peace in Time

May 30, 2014 Millennial

Why Ending Hunger is a Pro-life Issue

Life is our most fundamental right. I believe each person is entitled to their own life, each government is bound to protect the lives of those within their borders, no person has the right to take the life of another, and every life is a sacred gift no matter how long that life is. This… Read More Why Ending Hunger is a Pro-life Issue

May 29, 2014September 2, 2014 Billy Kangas

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “The Good News is no mere matter of words, but a testimony to unconditional and faithful love: it is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering others, being close to those crushed by life’s troubles, sharing with the needy, standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the outcast.”

May 29, 2014 Millennial

Mercy in the City: Making Mercy a Verb

I am sitting on my bed, lacing up my shoes, and assuring myself that if the nuns reject me based on my footwear, I don’t want anything to do with them anyway. I have sifted through my closet and have decided to wear dark jeans and a black sweater with a white collar sewn into… Read More Mercy in the City: Making Mercy a Verb

May 28, 2014May 28, 2014 Guest Contributor

Millennial’s Bethany Welch is Recipient of 2014 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award

via the USCCB: A convert to Catholicism dedicated to “serving the immigrant and the stranger” is the recipient of the 2014 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award. Bethany Welch, Ph.D., is being recognized for her commitment and work to empower immigrants and the poor as founding director of the Aquinas Center, a center of community development… Read More Millennial’s Bethany Welch is Recipient of 2014 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award

May 28, 2014May 28, 2014 Millennial