via CNN: “In this time of profound institutional and social tensions, defending free and ethical journalism is not only an act of justice, but a duty of all those who yearn for a solid and participatory democracy,” he said. “Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a country is weakened. Freedom of the… Read More Pope Leo: Freedom of the Press is an Inalienable Common Good
via TED: What accounts for our polarized public life, and how can we begin to heal it? Political philosopher Michael Sandel offers a surprising answer: those who have flourished need to look in the mirror. He explores how “meritocratic hubris” leads many to believe their success is their own doing and to look down on… Read More Flashback: The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel
via the Vatican: Politics has rightly been defined as “the highest form of charity,” quoting Pope Pius XI (Address to the Italian Catholic University Federation, 18 December 1927). Indeed, if we consider the service that political life renders to society and to the common good, it can truly be seen as an act of Christian love,… Read More Pope Leo on AI, Unacceptable Economic Inequality, and Religious Freedom
David Brooks on the decline of trust and social norms in the US, how politics is a seductive form of social therapy, and how we can rebuild our society:
via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: Pope Leo XIV brings to the papacy his roots in the United States, an Augustinian religious vocation, decades of ministry in a poor diocese in Peru, and service to Pope Francis at the Vatican. He began his papacy by calling for peace, mercy, and justice… Read More A Dialogue on Pope Leo XIV
via America: Stephen Colbert, the renowned satirical comedian and host of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” joins James Martin, S.J. on “The Spiritual Life.” Topics discussed: 00:00 Who is Stephen Colbert? 1:55 Audience question: How should I act with people who seem to hate me? 6:37 How Fr. Jim became the official chaplain of… Read More How Stephen Colbert Returned to Catholicism from Atheism
Millennial writer Meghan Clark for Catholic Women Preach: In the parable, three encounter the wounded man but only the Samaritan allows his perspective to shift. The shift he makes, according to Dr. King, Jr is from being concerned with what would happen to himself to ask what will happen to the wounded man if I… Read More Why Trump’s Attacks on USAID and Catholic Relief Services Violate Christ’s Message on Compassion and Solidarity
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