Pope Francis: “The problem of intolerance must be confronted in all its forms: wherever any minority is persecuted and marginalized because of its religious convictions or ethnic identity, the well-being of society as a whole is endangered and each one of us must feel affected.”
The Harvard Crimson recently had a profile of the freshman class called Sex, Drugs, and MacBook Pros, with the implication being that Apple products are Harvard’s version of rock ’n roll. What is the equivalent for Catholic colleges? If you ask the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that has taken it upon itself to “to… Read More Why the Cardinal Newman Society Should Listen to Pope Francis
Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the ‘Bling Bishop’ of Limburg, has been suspended from his duties, after allegedly spending millions to renovate his official residence, in addition to his general tendency to stay flossed out. Earlier this week, Pope Francis strongly denounced greed, perhaps in a harbinger of things to come for the bishop. This message… Read More Pope of the Poor Suspends Bling Bishop
Last Wednesday, Chinese dissident (and my colleague at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies) Chen Guangcheng gave an impassioned speech denouncing tyranny, highlighting the brutality of China’s Communist regime, and challenging Americans to support freedom, democracy, and human rights. It is a challenge not only to Americans, but also to Catholics, especially those… Read More Catholics Should Accept Chen Guangcheng’s Challenge to Americans
Pope Francis: “It is for all of us to ask ourselves if one who meets us perceives in our life the warmth of faith, sees in our face the joy of having encountered Christ!”
Pope Francis: “…the Lord tells us: ‘the first task in life is this: prayer.’ But not the prayer of words, like a parrot, but…the heart.”
Pope Francis pulled no punches in his homily this morning on the perils of greed and attachment to money. Pope Francis notes that this is a “day-to-day” problem. It’s something we all must think about, not just those with exceptional wealth or who want to be a billionaire as bad as Travie and Bruno Mars.… Read More Pope Francis on Greed
