The AND Campaign has released a statement on racialized violence in America: We mourn the loss of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and all others who have lost their lives due to racialized violence. The grief of their loved ones is our grief and we share in their agony. The riots in Minneapolis are… Read More The Church in America Must No Longer Be the Handmaiden of White Supremacy
via USCCB: Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism; Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church; Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas… Read More US Bishops Respond to Killing of George Floyd and the Persistence of Racial Injustice in American Society
Millennial writer Patrick Manning has a new book: For two thousand years countless people around the world viewed reality through a Christian lens that endowed their lives with meaning, purpose, and coherence. Today, in an era of unprecedented secularization, many have ceased to find meaning not only in Christianity but in life in general. In… Read More Converting the Imagination: Teaching to Recover Jesus’ Vision for Fullness of Life
During last week’s Laudato Si Week, Franciscan Action Network executive director Steve Schneck provided an excellent overview of the encyclical:
via Vatican News: After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis recalled the 5th anniversary of his encyclical “Laudato si’: On the Care for our Common Home.” He said the document sought to “call attention to the cry of the Earth and of the poor.” The Pope invited everyone to take part in the… Read More As ‘Laudato Si Year’ Begins, Pope Encourages Everyone to Protect the Earth and the Poor
Check out these recent articles from around the web: I Don’t Feel Like Buying Stuff Anymore by Anne Helen Petersen: “The old way wasn’t just unsustainable for millions of Americans. It was also deeply unsatisfying. Consumer sentiment — and behavior — suggests we’re hungry, even desperate, for something different.” A Telling Spell of Catholic ‘Leadership’… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “May the sick always be shown love in their fragility and respected in their inviolable dignity.”
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