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
Vatican Insider is reporting: “Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio is alive and is being treated well by his kidnappers, who are members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) extremist group,” anti-regime activist Khalaf Ali Khalaf was informed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated sources close to the extremist group. Sources saw the Italian Jesuit last Saturday in an area… Read More Breaking News: Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio Reported to Be Alive in Syria
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Poor Get Poorer by Michael O’Loughlin: “Now I don’t call attention to this extraordinary wealth to begrudge those who have money. Having spent a few years working in the nonprofit sector, I see firsthand the immense good that wealthy individuals create with their financial resources.… Read More Around the Web
The week was full of articles detailing horrible acts of violence, brutality, and terrorism around the world. Suicide Attack at Church in Pakistan Kills Dozens by NY Times: “A suicide attack on a historic Christian church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 78 people on Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks on the Christian… Read More Around the Web: A Week of Violence and Brutality Around the World
Millennial editor and co-founder Robert Christian has a new article in Real Clear Religion today on the pope and Syria that starkly contrasts with co-founder Christopher Hale’s recent take in the Washington Post. Christian argues: But as the world stands by idly while Syrians suffer and averts its eyes while body bags are filled with… Read More Robert Christian in Real Clear Religion: The Pope’s Responsibility to Protect
Millennial writer and co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in the Washington Post today. He argues: “Throughout world history, there has been examples of religious prophets using creative, non-violent tactics to overcome injustice and evil. Within the past century, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and John Paul II have shown us that good… Read More Christopher Hale in the Washington Post: Peace in Syria Gets a Chance
CNN has a video highlighting one of the many ways that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad kills civilians (in addition to bombing breadlines, chemical weapons, incendiary bombs, snipers, etc.):
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