Here are some key quotes from Pope Francis’ Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future: We need a politics that can integrate and dialogue with the poor, the excluded, and the vulnerable, that gives people a say in the decisions that impact their lives. Now, more than ever, what is revealed is the… Read More 15 Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ Let Us Dream
EJ Dionne writes: Our core problem is a dogmatic antigovernment attitude…that arose in the 1970s and ’80s. This makes it impossible for us to have a constructive debate about what government is for, what tasks it should take on and what good it actually does. In truth, the whole antigovernment thing is fundamentally fraudulent. So… Read More Anti-Government Ideology and Hypocrisy Undermines the Common Good
In his 2019 World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis says: We know that the thirst for power at any price leads to abuses and injustice. Politics is an essential means of building human community and institutions, but when political life is not seen as a form of service to society as a whole, it… Read More Political Life Can Become an Outstanding Form of Charity
On March 15, Millennial co-sponsored an event with the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University on the Catholic commitment to global solidarity at a time of rising ‘America First’ nationalism. The event was moderated by Initiative director John Carr and featured Millennial writer and Washington Post editor Elizabeth Bruenig; Shaun… Read More Global Solidarity in an “America First” Nation
Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for President and Hillary Clinton has math firmly on her side to win the Democratic nomination, the next six months of politics is going to be contentious if not outright ugly. Not just because we’re heading into an election that no one wants, but quite simply… Read More From the Francis Moment to the Francis Movement: Mercy is the Way Forward
This post by Bill McCormick, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. Donald Trump. Income inequality. Government shutdowns. School shootings. The refugee crisis. Immigration reform. Declining wages. Health care costs. Campaign finance. Congressional leadership. Donald Trump. Outsourcing. Culture wars. Lobbyists. Ferguson. Homelessness. Failing schools. Crony capitalism. Voter apathy. Media bias. Racial Inequality. Did I… Read More 5 Ways Gratitude Can Change American Politics
Millennial writer John McCarthy has a new article at NCR. He writes: His past leadership should give us a clear picture of what we can expect from a Speaker Ryan: doubling down on the failed notion that supporting the rich will allow everyone else to prosper. This has not only been disproven countless times—but is… Read More Paul Ryan: Good for Republicans, Bad for America
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