Brian Fraga writes: Trump and his Republican allies tried their best, though, to overturn the election results, filing dozens of lawsuits and pressuring officials in the battleground states Trump lost. The Trump campaign effectively had the help of the Thomas More Society, a public interest law firm that heretofore has mainly been known to file… Read More Pro-Lifers Should Be Defending Democracy, Not Undermining It
Human desire never seems to cease. We are confronted with this inconvenient truth whenever we realize that something we want is totally out of reach. Some of us try (in vain) to “stuff away” our desires in an attempt to bypass that sense of dissatisfaction. But repression often turns into all kinds of tricky complexes… Read More John of the Cross, Romeo Santos, and Awakening the Heart’s Desire
At NCR, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Polarization did not end with the election of Joe Biden. The structural factors driving it remain in place. And this polarization is helping to fuel the enmity that has fractured any sense of unity among the people of the United States. It will not be easy to reduce… Read More Polarization Won’t Disappear But We Don’t Have to Submit to It
Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 8 of Fratelli Tutti: The different religions, based on their respect for each human person as a creature called to be a child of God, contribute significantly to building fraternity and defending justice in society. (271) We are convinced that “when, in the name of an ideology, there is… Read More Pope Francis: All People Have a Right to Religious Freedom, Not Just Christians
Sister Helen Prejean writes: The Trump administration is engaged in a full-court press to execute as many people on federal death row as possible before Jan. 20. Attorney General William P. Barr has already overseen eight executions since July. Five more are scheduled before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, who has pledged to end… Read More Sister Helen Prejean on Trump’s Execution Spree
Pope Francis: “It is my desire that, in this our time, by acknowledging the dignity of each human person, we can contribute to the rebirth of a universal aspiration to fraternity.”
Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 7 of Fratelli Tutti: Those who work for tranquil social coexistence should never forget that inequality and lack of integral human development make peace impossible. (235) Nor does this mean calling for forgiveness when it involves renouncing our own rights, confronting corrupt officials, criminals or those who would debase… Read More Pope Francis: Inequality and Injustice Make Peace Impossible
