During the fiscal fiascos of the past couple years, both parties have seemed to enjoy seeing how close they can get us to the precipice without falling into the abyss. Then, upon reaching a deadline, rather than solve the problem they kick the can a little further down the road and impose yet another arbitrary… Read More Budgeting as if we were all responsible for all
This weekend at the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life at Georgetown University, Millennial editor Robert Christian and I represented Democrats for Life of America and presented on the pro-life movement within the Democratic Party. It may have largely been due to the plain curiosity that such a movement actually exists (“Isn’t Pro-life Democrat something… Read More Pro-life Democrats at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life
There is an insecurity epidemic that is raging among teenage and preteen girls in our society. Last year we saw it most vividly in the spread of “Am I hot or not?” and “Am I ugly?” videos on YouTube, which not surprisingly led to vicious, hateful comments by anonymous commenters. This year, there will inevitably… Read More Keep It Real Revolution: Catholic Schools and Authentic, Secure Girls
Last week, Pope Benedict (@Pontifex) released a statement previewing his message for the upcoming World Communications Day on May 12, 2013. In the statement, he urged people of faith, especially Church leaders, to use social media to promote the Gospel. He writes: Social media… need[s] the commitment of all who are conscious of the value… Read More #Pontifex: Use Social Media to Promote the Gospel
[This article by Mario Powell, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post, where the author is a columnist] On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, the lead article in The New York Times crowed: “Barack Hussein Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday, overcoming powerful economic headwinds, a lock-step resistance to his agenda… Read More The 2nd Inauguration: Now Can We Say Racism Is Dead?
49ers head coach describes joy of Peru mission work by Kate Veik and Marianne Medlin (Catholic News Agency) Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, describes the joy he feels when he joins fellow parishioners from his Menlo Park, California parish on their trips to Peru. They visit to aid a growing… Read More Weekly Rewind
The fierce clashes between Burmese troops and Kachin rebels is a stark reminder of the misguided nature of the decision taken by the United States to lift all remaining sanctions on Burma without meaningful progress on peace efforts. The administration’s response to the escalating conflict has not been commensurate to the worsening crisis. In light… Read More Demanding Peace in Kachin State
