Sunday: “Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.” Tuesday: “Let us allow Jesus into our lives, and leave behind our selfishness, indifference and closed attitudes to others.” Wednesday: “Go against the tide, and that means making noise. Go ahead. But with the values of… Read More Top Quotes from Pope Francis This Week
Fifty years ago this week, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave an iconic speech. It offers a vision of the best impulses of the American experiment. No matter how many times I watch video of Dr. King I still get goose bumps. I want to be that community, where children are judged by the… Read More The Promise and Challenge of Already but Not Yet: Personal Reflections on MLK’s Vision
[This post by Brendan Busse, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post, where the author is a blogger] My last day in Rio was a lonely one. My newfound friends had mostly left the city, moving on to new adventures or returning home to the same old thing but different – accomplished, enamored, inspired. I… Read More Remain In Love: To Live Without Leaving
It is no coincidence that Reverend King marched on the Feast of St. Augustine, one of his favorite early Church heroes. It was Augustine’s declaration that “charity is no substitute for justice withheld” that inspired the young King to pursue his ministry with more fervor. It’s important to remember that King viewed the March as… Read More The Secularization of MLK
The USCCB Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church released a statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom today. The bishops make a number of good points and conclude by saying: We join the call for positive action that seeks to end poverty, increase jobs, eliminate racial and… Read More USCCB Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Bishop Kevin Farrell: “Do not be a ‘checklist’ Catholic – I did A, B, C, therefore I am a good Catholic – while neglecting your family & those in need.”
This past weekend, I had the honor of representing Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Millennial at a panel entitled A Catholic Conversation on Race, Religion and the March on Washington The event, co-sponsored by Catholic Democrats and Pax Christi USA and hosted by Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in DC, discussed the gritty… Read More Fifty Years Later: Catholics Still Fighting for Racial Justice
