[This post by Joe Simmons, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post, where the author is a blogger] A few weeks ago I got a glimpse of the pride – and protectiveness – I think a parent might feel for her child. And it felt awesome. It happened because we were rolling out the… Read More Pride & Protectiveness: A Parental Lesson
Are you prepared for the invasion of Zombie debt? Everyone knows there is a foreclosure crisis – but are we prepared for the unfolding crises of education and medical debt? In his recent NY Times blog, Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream, economist Joseph Stiglitz notes some astounding facts: “According to the Federal Reserve Bank… Read More The Walking Debt: Expanded Look at Zombie Debt, Jubilee & Students
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Why the world doesn’t take Catholicism seriously by Matthew Warner “We need an army of saints willing to live a radical life for Christ and others. Saints are compelling. Empty words and prideful lectures are not.” A Mother’s Day plea to stop equating adoption with abandonment… Read More Around the Web
It has now been over five years since Vargha Taefi’s mother, Fariba Kamalabadi, was imprisoned on absurd, baseless charges by Iran’s tyrannical regime. As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, her real crime is being a member of the Baha’i faith. And for that crime, she has been subject to remarkable cruelty… Read More Five Years Too Many: A Son’s Anguish
In an address earlier today, Pope Francis made comments that are sure to shake Catholic free market enthusiasts down to their boots. The Pope pointed to technological and other forms of progress that have accompanied modernity, but he also said “we must acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue… Read More Pope Francis: Worship God, Not the Free Market
It has now been five years since Iran’s brutal, authoritarian regime imprisoned the Yaran, the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. My hope is that with all the focus on religious liberty in the US among Catholics and the Bishops, Catholics will come together with others in the global community who believe in… Read More Five Years Too Many
Since Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder yesterday afternoon, I’ve been reading and reflecting on the news. There’s no way to make sense of human life taken in such a horrific way, but here are five thoughts that are resonating in my heart. 1) The juxtaposition of Mother’s… Read More Five Reflections After the Conviction of Doctor Kermit Gosnell
