Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good

07/17/2024

“Be wary of a certain “meritocracy” that is used to legitimize the exclusion of the poor, judged without merit, to the point of considering poverty itself as a fault. And do not settle for mere philanthropy, it is too little: the challenge is to include the poor in companies, to make them become resources for common benefit. It is possible.”

via the Vatican: Second, do not forget the poorest and the discarded. The “circular economy” has become a buzzword, calling for the reuse and recycling of waste. But while we recycle discarded mate…

07/16/2024

President Biden called the widow of a man killed at the Trump rally. She refused to speak with him. Donald Trump has not called. He went golfing instead.
This is the US in 2024.

07/11/2024

A panel on how to help the many boys who are struggling in the US

via NBC News: Males are falling behind women, academically. Millions of boys are losing social skills while turning to social media apps and influencers. NBC News’ Stephanie Ruhle moderates a…

07/09/2024

Read the full interview here: https://millennialjournal.com/2024/07/02/millennial-catholic-interviews-marcus-mescher/

07/08/2024

07/06/2024

Commentary: A pernicious competing vision has challenged civic nationalism throughout U.S. history. It is an ethnic nationalism that is dedicated to the preservation and strengthening of white supremacy.

07/05/2024

Read the full interview here: https://millennialjournal.com/2024/06/26/millennial-catholic-interviews-sr-bethany-welch/

07/05/2024

Barack Obama: “The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst. That, more than anything, is what America is all about.”

https://millennialjournal.com/2024/07/04/quote-of-the-day-593/

07/01/2024

The Supreme Court has made the need to elect a President with integrity as clear as possible.

06/27/2024

“As the archdiocese was closing parishes, sisters found ways to stay in the neighborhood through new sponsored ministries outside the institutional church. I was compelled by this authentic witness to the Gospel that prioritized accompaniment and presence. They truly lived what they said they believed.”

Bethany J. Welch, SSJ, PhD is a Sister of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, currently serving at a transitional housing program for college students experiencing homelessness. She is also a research fe…

06/25/2024

Read the full interview here: https://millennialjournal.com/2024/06/17/millennial-catholic-interviews-mike-jordan-laskey/

06/21/2024

Stephen Colbert describes meeting the pope with other comedians

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06/19/2024

“One guest who changed how I thought about my faith and life was a Jesuit priest named Fr. Steve Kelly. Fr. Kelly is an anti-nuclear peace activist and has spent at least a decade of his life behind bars for disarmament actions with the Plowshares movement. I was prepared for Fr. Kelly to be a stereotypical activist – hard-edged, maybe a bit preachy and judgmental. Fr. Kelly is the exact opposite. He’s passionate, obviously, but he’s warm and gentle and unassuming. When I told him that I wouldn’t be joining him in any of his prison stays – my wife and I had three young kids at home – he was shocked I even mentioned the possibility. He sincerely believes that everyone has a distinct vocation to build the Kingdom of God on Earth, and the idea that my vocation would be precisely the same as his was nonsense. He made me feel like raising my kids to be peacemakers was just as important as his own bold activism. I felt empowered by his humility and his love of Christ.”

Mike Jordan Laskey is the Communications Director for the Jesuit Conference. You can read his writing at Millennial here. Editor Robert Christian interviewed him on his work, faith, and daily life.…

06/16/2024

06/07/2024

Stephen Colbert on the service of his uncle, 1st Lt. Andrew Edward Tuck III, on D-Day and during World War II.

Stephen Colbert broke character on CNN to discuss the service of his uncle, 1st Lt. Andrew Edward Tuck III, on D-Day and during World War II. Check out the video below:

06/05/2024

Pope Francis cleared the way for an Italian teenager to become the first millennial saint by attributing a second miracle to him, the Vatican announced Thursday.

via Alexandra Petri: Pope Francis cleared the way for an Italian teenager to become the first millennial saint by attributing a second miracle to him, the Vatican announced Thursday. The teenager, …

06/04/2024

“Could common parental frustrations—and common joys—spark the renewal of engagement with and creation of civic associations working to lobby policymakers on behalf of the family?”

Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Republican and a Democrat confront our era of bad vibes by E.J. Dionne: “If that sounds grand or even theological, the specific forms of suffe…

05/31/2024

It’s that simple. It really is. No rule of law, no genuine democracy. The law applies to everyone.

05/28/2024

They died for the freedom we enjoy each day. We remember them. We honor them. We pray for all who made the ultimate sacrifice. And let us pledge to protect freedom and democracy from all who would destroy these if given the chance.

05/20/2024

Pope Francis: “Fear, prejudice and false religiosity: these are three causes of a great injustice, three ‘leprosy infections of the soul’ that make the weak suffer because they are treated like rubbish.”

https://millennialjournal.com/2024/05/14/quote-of-the-day-592/

04/22/2024

On Monday morning, April 8, Pope Francis met with relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas since 7 October.

via L’Osservatore Romano: On Monday morning, 8 April, Pope Francis met with relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas since 7 October. The Holy See Press Office disclosed that…

04/18/2024

“Love opens our eyes and enables us to see, beyond all else, the great worth of a human being.”

On its 8th anniversary, here are 88 quotes from Pope Francis’ The Joy of Love: “The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” (1) “The triune God is a communion of love, a…

04/17/2024

This webinar seeks to examine and inform students about the political crisis in Nicaragua, the particular targeting of the Catholic Church, and the fear driving many Nicaraguans into exile.

via St. John’s CRS Global Campus Committee: Thousands of Nicaraguans have been forced into exile under the current government. They have seized the property of many Catholic religious orders,…

04/16/2024

“Governments need to commit to eliminate discriminatory laws everywhere and to work toward guaranteeing women’s human rights. Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we don’t, our society will not progress. Let us pray that the dignity and worth of women be recognized in every culture, and for an end to the discrimination they face in various parts of the world.”

via The Pope Video: In many parts of the world, women are treated like the first thing to get rid of. There are countries where women are forbidden to access aid, open a business, or go to school. …

04/16/2024

We know that the early church, those who identified as followers of Christ practiced a form of mutual care that gathered resources from among themselves and redeployed them to ensure that everyone had what they needed, especially the most vulnerable who couldn’t earn their own living. That interdependence invites solidarity through intentionality.

Millennial writer Bethany Welch writes: During my novitiate with the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia — a period of study, prayer and ministry in preparation for professing vows of poverty, …

04/15/2024

“Any individual’s wealth is dependent on the resources, effort, and cooperation of the society that surrounds them. Yet today, even though multibillionaires make their fortunes using the resources of a broader society—profiting off customers, employees, and public infrastructure; protected by government regulation and international accords—they are able to make unilateral decisions that shape society according to their desires, without that same society having much input at all.”

Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Theology of Social Democracy by Anthony Annett: “The two original pillars of social democracy were the welfare state and labor power. We nee…

04/10/2024

Former Millennial of the Year Michael Wear: