This reflection is paraphrased from a commercial I saw many years ago from Catholics Come Home: I take this time to the celebrate the faith. The Catholic Church is a family made up of every race. We are young and old, rich and poor, men and women, all sinners and saints. Our family has spanned… Read More BREAKING NEWS: HABEMUS PAPAM (A JESUIT NAMED FRANCIS)
I was only 11 when Pope John Paul II made his third (and last) apostolic trip to Kenya. On that occasion, in September 1995, the Holy Father was in the capital city of Nairobi for the launch of the Synod of Bishops document, which had taken place the year before. My family lives about 150… Read More An African Perspective on the next Pope
Millennial Writer Bethany Welch appeared on Radio Times, along with Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of Network, and St. Joseph’s University theologian and dean William Madges. They discussed the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI and their hopes for the future of the Catholic Church and its leadership. You can listen to the discussion below.
From Catholic News Service: “As the College of Cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, a group of young Catholics talk about what qualities they want in the future leader of their church.”
Madison. Hamilton. Adams. Dennis the Constitutional Peasant. The list of men who have contributed to our understanding of the ideal form of government is as long as it is distinguished. And, as the great sage of the muck has noted, “strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.… Read More Shaking up the Conclave
Last week, John Gehring pointed to Pope Benedict XVI’s progressive legacy. Gehring noted Benedict’s opposition to unregulated capitalism and support for the redistribution of wealth. He also noted the pope’s strong environmental record in defense of creation. These are two legacies that I hope the next pope will continue. In fact, there is much in… Read More A 21st Century Social Justice Pope
I remember when my family got our first computer. It came in a big Gateway box with the black and white spotted cows, and I remember wondering how cows had anything to do with computers. My eyes widened at the possibilities when my dad took out the big monitor. We Millennials were the first generation… Read More Waging War on Porn: Trial and Triumph at our Finger Tips
