Since 1927, Time Magazine has been selecting a person of the year. They choose someone they believe has had the most influence on world events that year. Previous winners include Pope John XXIII, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Their selection matters because it communicates to the American people what and who we value… Read More Pope Francis for Time Person of the Year
I had to reset the password on my old Yahoo account to access it. Once I was in, I did a quick search and found his name: Loren Baker. There it was, my last message from him. In the note, he thanks me for a postcard from Philadelphia and remarks, “It reminds me of our… Read More In Thanksgiving, In Memoriam
Pope Francis: “The socio-cultural context in which you are placed is sometimes weighed down by mediocrity and boredom. We must not resign ourselves to the monotony of everyday life, but cultivate big projects, to go beyond the ordinary: do not steal the enthusiasm of youth!”
If you want to get excited about the future of the Church, I recommend attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year, the annual event organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This year’s event featured an array of interesting organizations, speakers, and break-out sessions. What impressed me most, however, was the remarkable group of… Read More A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013
Earlier this week, Pope Francis released Evangelii Gaudium. Check out these reflections on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation from around the web: “The Joy of the Gospel” Our top picks of quotable quotes by Carol Glatz, CNS: “To give you a sense of what’s inside, we’ve compiled some of the most striking quotes on a variety… Read More Around the Web: Reflections on Evangelii Gaudium
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Averting genocide in the Central African Republic by Philippe Bolopion: “U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon believes that a force of 6,000 to 9,000 U.N. peacekeepers could help bring the Central African Republic back from the brink. With the right equipment and leadership, they would protect civilians… Read More Around the Web
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new post at America on Evangelii Gaudium. She writes: “The dignity of the human person and the common good rank higher than the comfort of those who refuse to renounce their privileges” (218). In a simple sentence, Pope Francis summarizes the bedrock of Catholic social doctrine: human dignity, the… Read More Meghan Clark on ‘The Dignity of the Vulnerable’
