Check out these recent articles from around the web: Truth and Truthiness by Patrick Manning: “If we want our students to seek Christ with their whole selves, we must engage them in the fullness of their being—heart, mind and will. St. Augustine long ago offered a formula for doing just this: delight the heart, instruct… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “It is intolerable that thousands of people continue to die every day from hunger, even though substantial quantities of food are available, and often simply wasted.”
On Wednesday, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report, “ RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT: A RENEWED CALL TO ACTION.” Wading through the sobering reality exposed by this report, one thing is crystal clear – sexual violence is widespread and deeply embedded in American culture. An overview of the statistics: Women and girls are the vast majority of victims: nearly… Read More A Culture of Sexual Assault: When Will We Wake Up?
John Allen of National Catholic Reporter is reporting that Pope Francis is likely to visit the United States in September 2015. The primary motive for the trip would be the eighth edition of the World Meeting of Families, an event held every three years that was launched under Pope John Paul II in 1994 and… Read More Reports: Pope Francis will visit the US in 2015
The dire situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), a landlocked country the size of Texas with a population of over 4 million, has sparked fears of a possible genocide and international efforts underway have so far failed to effectively prevent a serious humanitarian crisis. There have been disheartening reports of mass killings, beheadings of… Read More Can Disaster be Averted in the Central African Republic?
“This is the hour of the poor, of the millions of poor throughout the earth. This is the hour of the mystery of the Mother Church of the Poor, this is the hour of the mystery of Christ above all in the poor.” –Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro, December 6, 1962. “How I would love a church… Read More How to Create a Church of the Poor
Pope Francis: “I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not ruled by it.”
