Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web over the past couple of weeks. An awful loss, a beautiful life, a daunting task by Tim Carney (The Examiner) Tim Carney gleans hope and insight from the tragedy of the death of his 14-month old nephew,… Read More Weekly Rewind
[This post by Joe Simmons, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post, where the author is a blogger] As pregnancies go, ‘Lisa’ was born far sooner than expected. At least that’s what I told Miss Leah in my kindergarten Montessori class some 25 years ago. When my dad picked me up from school that… Read More An Open Letter to Parents: Thank You for Not Using the Cry Room
Black History Month does not get much fanfare in the Catholic Church. Yet, as February draws to a close in the fiftieth anniversary year of a certain pastor’s impactful “I Have a Dream” speech, and as our Church looks ahead to a new pontificate, we have a unique moment to draw lessons from the Black… Read More The Living Legacy of the Black Church
As we come to the final hours of the papacy of Benedict XVI, his reign has been analyzed from every possible vista: as a spiritual leader, as a theologian, as a writer, as a politician, as a manager and on and on. But it seems to me that there has been a voice missing in… Read More Benedict the Meek: How A Quiet Man’s Pontificate Has Shaped the Millennial Generation
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John Carr, the former executive director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the United States Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was on NPR earlier this month. Among the various interesting topics he discussed was his time at Harvard and his engagement with young, often secular people there. One was a fellowship at Harvard… Read More John Carr on NPR
Before I begin, please allow me to clarify. I am very thankful to live in a country where I am free to worship and live as I choose. I am infinitely more thankful to be a Catholic person, free to live the teachings of the Church, receive the sacraments, and share in her holiness. The… Read More The Case against an American Pope
