“Inequality is the root of social ills” (EG 202) is becoming perhaps the most quoted and (for some) infamous line in Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. Just last week, there was an excellent piece here at Millennial detailing the theological anthropology behind Catholic Social Teaching’s apprehension of extreme inequality. On the one hand, as the article… Read More Inequality & Social Sin: Pope Francis & Elizabeth Warren
Fifty years ago this week, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave an iconic speech. It offers a vision of the best impulses of the American experiment. No matter how many times I watch video of Dr. King I still get goose bumps. I want to be that community, where children are judged by the… Read More The Promise and Challenge of Already but Not Yet: Personal Reflections on MLK’s Vision
In the past, Abercrombie and Fitch has come under fire for profiting off of the sexualization of youth. And on the issue of race, Abercrombie’s past is extraordinarily ugly. Not only does it promote Aryan standards of beauty to sell its products, prior to facing a lawsuit, its hiring practices blatantly reflected racism as well. … Read More Abercrombie’s America: White, Thin, and Wearing Overpriced Clothes
Dove’s recent “Real Beauty Sketches” ad campaign has sparked strong praise from those who think it opens the eyes of women to the way their self-image regarding their physical appearance can become twisted and distorted (for a whole number of reasons). Critics argue that the takeaway is that the women featured in the commercials really… Read More Why Notions of Attractiveness Poison Our Society
[This article by Mario Powell, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post, where the author is a columnist] On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, the lead article in The New York Times crowed: “Barack Hussein Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday, overcoming powerful economic headwinds, a lock-step resistance to his agenda… Read More The 2nd Inauguration: Now Can We Say Racism Is Dead?
Martin Luther King Jr. is a national hero, a remarkable figure whose courageous pursuit of justice compelled Americans to recognize and correct our nation’s failure to live up to its highest ideals, those so elegantly expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Yet King’s vision transcended these ideals. He articulated notions of equality, freedom, and justice… Read More Dr. King & Catholic Social Teaching
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