Quote of the Day
Pope Francis to new archbishops: “Keep in mind that you were selected to serve, not to dominate.”
Pope Francis to new archbishops: “Keep in mind that you were selected to serve, not to dominate.”
Pope Francis: “The problem of intolerance must be confronted in all its forms: wherever any minority is persecuted and marginalized because of its religious convictions or ethnic identity, the well-being of society as a whole is endangered and each one of us must feel affected.”
The Harvard Crimson recently had a profile of the freshman class called Sex, Drugs, and MacBook Pros, with the implication being that Apple products are Harvard’s version of rock ’n roll. What is the equivalent for Catholic colleges? If you ask the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that has taken it upon itself to “to… Read More Why the Cardinal Newman Society Should Listen to Pope Francis
Pope Francis: “It is for all of us to ask ourselves if one who meets us perceives in our life the warmth of faith, sees in our face the joy of having encountered Christ!”
Pope Francis: “…the Lord tells us: ‘the first task in life is this: prayer.’ But not the prayer of words, like a parrot, but…the heart.”
Pope Francis pulled no punches in his homily this morning on the perils of greed and attachment to money. Pope Francis notes that this is a “day-to-day” problem. It’s something we all must think about, not just those with exceptional wealth or who want to be a billionaire as bad as Travie and Bruno Mars.… Read More Pope Francis on Greed
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Tea Party vs. the Common Good by Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter: “The individualism that is such a part of the American psyche has developed into something deeply pernicious, a denial of the possibility of the nation coming together, in the form of government action,… Read More Around the Web