President Obama stated: I was struck last week by an image of Pope Francis washing feet of refugees — different faiths, different countries. And what a powerful reminder of our obligations if, in fact, we’re not afraid, and if, in fact, we hope, and if, in fact, we believe. That is something that we have… Read More President Obama Reflects Upon Pope Francis Washing the Feet of Refugees
The President’s final State of the Union address included numerous insightful and inspiring passages, along with a few that were puzzling or problematic. Here are my reflections on some key moments in his address: We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters, and not the… Read More Key Moments in President Obama’s Final State of the Union Speech
Pope Francis is featured in the latest Time 100, which profiles “the 100 most influential people.” President Barack Obama was selected to describe the influence of Pope Francis. He writes: Rare is the leader who makes us want to be better people. Pope Francis is such a leader. His Holiness has moved us with his… Read More Barack Obama: Pope Francis makes us want to be better people
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Nation of Takers? by Nicholas Kristof: “However imperfectly, subsidies for the poor do actually reduce hunger, ease suffering and create opportunity, while subsidies for the rich result in more private jets and yachts. Would we rather subsidize opportunity or yachts? Which kind of subsidies deserve… Read More Around the Web
President Obama spoke at length about the economy last Wednesday, focusing in particular on the disturbing economic inequality that exists today in the United States. He described: “a dangerous and growing inequality and lack of upward mobility that has jeopardized middle-class America’s basic bargain that if you work hard, you have a chance to get… Read More The Pope and the President Tackle Inequality and How We Should Respond
President Obama: “Some of you may have seen this last week. The pope spoke about this at eloquent length. ‘How can it be,’ he wrote, ‘that it’s not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure but it is when the stock market loses two points?’ This increasing inequality is most pronounced… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The sinner pope by Patrick L. Gilger: “This is the reason Pope Francis calls himself a sinner. It is the reason he speaks so relentlessly about mercy. It is because he knows what all women and men who live deeply an Ignatian life know, that God’s… Read More Around the Web
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