For her consistent, courageous commitment to human rights, freedom, and democracy, our 2025 Millennial of the Year is Oleksandra Matviichuk. The Ukrainian human rights lawyer, who leads the Center for Civil Liberties, which won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, has documented war crimes, called for accountability for the architects of such crimes, and promoted democracy… Read More Millennial of the Year 2025: Oleksandra Matviichuk
Pope Leo XIV via the Vatican: Loving and seeking peace means protecting what is holy and, consequently, that which is newly born like a small, vulnerable, fragile baby. Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a… Read More Pope Leo on the ‘Distorted Economy’ That Tries to Profit From Everything
Christopher Hale writes: ICE’s godless tactics are a total affront to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It stands in the face of the faith of our ancestors. It mocks the women and men who reared us to love the truth, to stand up for justice, and to never stand by idly while tyrants trample on… Read More Why Every Catholic Should Resign from ICE
Last night, Millennial writer Chris Crawford moderated a panel on the challenges of defending democracy in 2026. The digital panel featured Jim Wallis, the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice; Gloria Purvis, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life; and Sharon Brous, senior and… Read More Faith in Democracy: Facing the Challenges of 2026
For those looking to develop a better understanding of synodality, Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe’s Listening Together: Meditations on Synodality is an excellent primer. It also includes a number of valuable insights on the modern world, including the following: We must address the root causes of the ‘tsunami of loneliness’ (and reject the ‘rugged individualism’ that one… Read More Ending the Tsunami of Loneliness: 9 Quotes from Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Jubilee of Prisoners: Hope is not lost for anyone by Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy: “The Jubilee reminds us that no one is beyond redemption. No human being is to be discarded when it suits our purposes. No one can forfeit their worth or dignity as a child… Read More Around the Web
via Catholic Women Preach: Preaching for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dr. Nichole M. Flores offers a poem reflecting on the presence and power of Our Lady: “She is everywhere. Speaking, guiding, prompting, praying. Advocating, organizing, redefining, reconciling. Calling, responding, giving, receiving. Bleeding, healing, crying, rising. She is everywhere.”
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