Many of us are struggling with how to respond to what we simply call “this moment” in our shared life—especially as we scroll an unceasing social media feed designed to inspire anger and judgment. A simple phrase from one of the Desert Fathers can help us find our footing and discern our role in responding.… Read More Slow to Judgment in a Time of Crisis
via PBS News: One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization.” Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the head of the Archdiocese of Newark, urged members of the Church to pressure lawmakers to block funding for ICE. Geoff Bennett… Read More Cardinal Tobin Urges Defunding of ICE
Millennial writer Chris Crawford interviews Sister Nancy Usselmann of The Daughters of St. Paul about her experience as a religious sister focused on media evangelization:
While receiving the Ripple of Hope Award, Stephen Colbert discussed his admiration for Robert F. Kennedy, highlighting the iconic image of RFK with Cesar Chavez at the conclusion of Chavez’s hunger strike in 1968. Drawing on his faith, Colbert made an argument against giving in to fear and despair in this dark hour.
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas writes: When Germany invaded Poland, my grandfather’s cousins knew they were in great danger and had to flee. But when they tried to cross the border into what in 1939 was the Russian-occupied section of Poland, they found that the border was closed. They were turned back… Read More Bishop Calls Out Anti-Life MAGA Policies, Pointing to Patterns from Nazi Germany
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Yes, It’s Fascism by Jonathan Rauch: “Over Trump’s past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism. Trump’s appetite for lebensraum, his claim of unlimited power, his support for the global far… Read More Around the Web
Nonviolent resistance scholar Maria J. Stephan talks about things regular citizens can do to push back against government aggression without the threat or use of violence:
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