Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Call for National Service by E.J. Dionne: “There are no quick fixes to our sense of disconnection, but there may be a way to restore our sense of what we owe each other across the lines of class, race, background — and, yes, politics and… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Paul Ryan Focusing More on Hurting the Poor by Jonathan Chait “It’s one thing to tailor policy to encourage people to work. It’s another to create a new punishment for people who can’t find jobs. And given the baseline reality of mass unemployment for low-skilled workers,… Read More Around the Web 6/30/13
Rand Paul’s understanding of the role of government starkly contrasts with the role envisioned in Catholic teaching. It is no surprise then when he breaks from the Church’s position on a wide array of issues, particularly those affecting the poor and the most vulnerable. What may be more surprising is his rejection of the Catholic… Read More Rand Paul vs. Catholic Universalism
It has now been over five years since Vargha Taefi’s mother, Fariba Kamalabadi, was imprisoned on absurd, baseless charges by Iran’s tyrannical regime. As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, her real crime is being a member of the Baha’i faith. And for that crime, she has been subject to remarkable cruelty… Read More Five Years Too Many: A Son’s Anguish
It has now been five years since Iran’s brutal, authoritarian regime imprisoned the Yaran, the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. My hope is that with all the focus on religious liberty in the US among Catholics and the Bishops, Catholics will come together with others in the global community who believe in… Read More Five Years Too Many
This Mother’s Day, Americans will spend an estimated $21 billion to show their appreciation and love to the women who gave us the gift of life. That breaks down to almost $170 for each consumer to say “Thank You!” in cards, flowers, brunch, and other gifts. Moms certainly deserve the recognition, thanks, and praise. But… Read More More than a Day
The Maya Ixil community, with the support of the Guatemalan community, and the international community, has just won a monumental achievement in the development of international human rights law. Thirty-one years after the Guatemalan military wiped more than 500 indigenous villages off the map, General Efrain Rios Montt, the head of state at the time… Read More Breaking: General Efrain Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide in National Courts of Guatemala
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