via Franciscan Action Network:

John Carr, the founder and director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Teaching and Public Life at Georgetown University who served for more than two decades as the director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, writes: For years, I have said that I often feel… Read More Former Top Staffer for the US Bishops Backs Biden

via Fr. James Martin, SJ: What does it mean to be pro-life? Certainly defending the unborn child in the womb. But also defending other areas where life is endangered. Here are six other areas where Catholics need to reverence life.

Julián Castro writes: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” These words from Matthew form the foundation of both the Catholic principle of faith through works and the life’s mission of Sister Norma Pimentel. Sister Pimentel has… Read More Sister Norma Pimentel Named to Time 100

via Crux: “Sexual pleasure is there to make love more beautiful and to guarantee the perpetuation of the species,” the pope said. Prudish views of sex taken to an extreme “have caused enormous harm, which can still be felt strongly today in some cases,” he added. Francis denounced what he called a “bigoted morality” that… Read More Pope Francis: Sexual Pleasure Makes Love More Beautiful

via the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: It has come to our attention that a non-profit group called the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which is not an official Catholic organization, will honor Attorney General William Barr with their Christifideles Laici award on September 23, 2020 “In Honor and Gratitude for Fidelity to the Church, Exemplary Selfless… Read More Archdiocese of Santa Fe ‘Appalled’ National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Will Honor Attorney General Barr

Millennial writer Marcus Mescher writes: Competing for our attention amid concerns about student retention, revenue loss and pedagogical efficiency is a mental health crisis that has been simmering for years and is now threatening to boil over. In her book iGen, psychologist Jean Twenge describes a “sudden, cataclysmic shift downward in life satisfaction” among young… Read More Creating Welcoming Campus Cultures During a Pandemic