Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Prodigal Sons by David Brooks: “The father also understands that the younger brothers of the world will not be reformed and re-bound if they feel they are being lectured to by unpleasant people who consider themselves models of rectitude.” Human Rights Gold Medalists: Central African… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Year Later, the Pope Benedict Most People Forget by John Gehring: “The Benedict legacy often forgotten today amid the understandable euphoria over Pope Francis is a significant contribution to the Church’s social justice tradition.” Pope Emeritus Benedict by Michael Sean Winters: “Benedict’s pontificate was seminal… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “When power, luxury and money become idols, they take priority over the need for a fair distribution of wealth.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Separation Anxiety by Anna Nussbaum Keating, America: “We spend our lives accruing honors trying to prove that we have value, when what truly makes us happy is to contribute to our communities in a meaningful way, to love and be loved.” UN report on Vatican and… Read More Around the Web
Last night’s State of the Union touched on many issues that are connected to achieving the common good. Check out some of the top quotes below. On creating a more just economy: “Average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled. The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of… Read More Top Quotes from the State of the Union
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Truth and Truthiness by Patrick Manning: “If we want our students to seek Christ with their whole selves, we must engage them in the fullness of their being—heart, mind and will. St. Augustine long ago offered a formula for doing just this: delight the heart, instruct… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not ruled by it.”
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