Check out these recent articles from around the web: How the Catholic Church has protected elections around the world by Maria J. Stephan: “The Catholic Church’s opposition to election manipulation has involved a wide range of activities, including truth-telling through sermons and pastoral letters; building bridges across communities; violence mitigation efforts; and participating in peaceful… Read More Around the Web
via the Vatican: Every year, millions of children and adolescents are forced to leave their homeland because of war, poverty, violence, environmental disasters and other tragedies. Sadly, their number continues to grow. The economic, political and military consequences of this disaster are immense. The suffering of migrant children does not end with their relocation. There… Read More Pope Leo on Our Responsibilities to Migrant Children
Millennial writer Meghan Clark writes: In a fragmented world, Christian education emphasizes the development of the whole person in community. It is not merely skills or job training. “Education does not measure its value only on the axis of efficiency: it measures it according to dignity, justice, the capacity to serve the common good,” writes… Read More Civic Education and Lifelong Learning are Vital for Preserving Democracy
Chris Crawford writes: Some U.S. airports go a step further, providing specific restroom facilities for visitors to wash themselves before praying. This is especially relevant to Muslims, many of whom use ablution stations to wash their hands and feet before saying their prayers. Some non-Muslims also engage in ritual cleaning before praying. In Texas, these… Read More Texas Governor Greg Abbott Undermines Religious Liberty
via the Vatican: For it is the purity of the soul that, in Mary — as in us — by the grace of God, illuminates and transfigures the whole person, leading us to the glory of Heaven. The glorification of Mary, body and soul, teaches us that our true beauty does not lie in hiding… Read More Pope Leo: Let Us Reexamine Our Hedonistic and Consumerist Aesthetic Standards
Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed Jonathan Lewis, Mission Strategy Officer for the Paulist Fathers and Co-Director of the Communion Project, on his work, depolarization, digital engagement, and his faith. What is the Communion Project? Why was it created? The Communion Project is a movement that seeks to lower the temperature of division and polarization among… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Jonathan Lewis
Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” The struggle for freedom and justice requires courage, persistence, resilience, and faith. One of the greatest… Read More Those Who Are Just Must Be Kind
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