Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future.”
Jim Oberstar: A Congressman Who Fought For the Common Good
Former Congressman Jim Oberstar died on Saturday morning. In the days since, many who had the pleasure of knowing or working with him reflected on his personal character and commitment to the protection of human life and social justice. Tom Berg, the James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of… Read More Jim Oberstar: A Congressman Who Fought For the Common Good
Quote of the Day
Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Elie Wiesel Award winner General Roméo Dallaire: “You, General, have stood between the killers and their prey. You have heard the piercing screams of victims, and the deafening silence of a world unable to muster the will to act. You have turned that deadly… Read More Quote of the Day
Inequality & Social Sin: Pope Francis & Elizabeth Warren
“Inequality is the root of social ills” (EG 202) is becoming perhaps the most quoted and (for some) infamous line in Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. Just last week, there was an excellent piece here at Millennial detailing the theological anthropology behind Catholic Social Teaching’s apprehension of extreme inequality. On the one hand, as the article… Read More Inequality & Social Sin: Pope Francis & Elizabeth Warren
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “The family teaches about not falling into an individualism that weighs oneself against the others. And it is here, in the family, that ‘taking care of you’ constitutes one of the fundamentals of human existence and a moral attitude that must be promoted.”
There Shall Be No Poor among You
“The poor will always be with you” (Deut. 15:11). Many of us are familiar with this verse, and many are also quick to quote it. But what about this passage just a few verses earlier: “There shall be no poor among you, if only you will obey the Lord your God by diligently observing this… Read More There Shall Be No Poor among You
Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: How a Second Baseman Boosted Pro-Family Policy by Ashley McGuire, Family Studies: “The fact that Daniel Murphy came under so much criticism for taking three days, three days, of paternity leave, shows that America still has a long way to go when it comes to valuing… Read More Around the Web
