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A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013
If you want to get excited about the future of the Church, I recommend attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year, the annual event organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This...
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Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis and the argument for compassionate capitalism by Michael Gerson: “In ‘The Joy of the Gospel,’ Francis returns to the defining theme of...
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Top Quotes from the State of the Union
Last night’s State of the Union touched on many issues that are connected to achieving the common good. Check out some of the top quotes below. On creating a more just economy: “Average wages have...
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Millennial Co-founder Christopher Hale in Time and CNN
Millennial co-founder and contributing editor Christopher Hale is quoted in a new article on CNN on Pope Francis and President Obama: “If I was advising President Obama, I would say the No. 1...
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Cardinal Sean O’Malley on Our Broken Immigration System
The full text (via the Archdiocese of Boston) of Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s homily at the #BorderMass for immigrants and immigration reform earlier today is below. Cardinal O’Malley and his brother...
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Christopher Hale in Time: Cardinals Prove Borders Cannot Block the Love of...
Millennial co-founder and contributing editor Christopher Hale has a new article in Time on yesterday’s #BorderMass. He writes: During Holy Communion, O’Malley, his brother bishops and priests reached...
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“Let the Children Come to Me” vs. Nativism
American soccer fans couldn’t help but cringe when the US Men’s National Soccer Team was defeated by Belgium last week and was sent back home from Brazil. A part of me was secretly hoping that this...
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Crisis on the Border: The Global Refugee Crisis Comes to America
El Salvador. Honduras. Guatemala. Three countries in Central America with increasing, rampant gang violence and homicide. These are also the 3 countries from which the greatest influx of unaccompanied...
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Crisis at the Border: A Personal Story and Practical Solutions
This month, as I have been hearing of the thousands of children fleeing Central America, the story of one mother and her murdered son keeps coming to my mind. About ten years ago, when I worked as an...
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Hundreds Feared Dead After Sinking of Ship near Malta
Awful news off the coast of Malta: Hundreds of migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days, bringing the number of victims so far this year to more than four times last year’s...
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A Very Catholic Week: The March for Life, Selma, and Immigration Reform
There are three things I heard over the past week that are stuck in my head. First, “We are the pro-life generation!” Thousands of young people chanted this refrain at last Thursday’s March for Life in...
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In Defense of the Human Rights of Emigration and Asylum
When the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed ashore near a Turkish resort, the world was horrified. The image sparked a debate worldwide about countries’ immigration policies and led to a...
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Blessings From the Border: A Sojourners Q+A with Christopher Hale
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale was recently interviewed by Sojourners: Hammill: You mentioned earlier the social mission of the Catholic Church and how you want to lift that up. Would you mind...
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What Alexander Hamilton and Pope Francis Share on Immigration
Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: Today Europe faces a crisis on a scale never before seen—and the latest numbers reveal the situation to be getting worse. The...
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Millennial Catholics Mobilize against Trump’s Refugee Ban
Teresa Donnellan at America reports: “All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon. More that 550 people gathered to attend a...
View ArticleWhole Life Pope Identifies Immigration as a Pro-life Issue
Christopher White writes: During his in-flight press conference en route home from Colombia, the pope recalled that “I heard the president of the United States introduce himself as a ‘pro-life’ man. “A...
View ArticleCardinal Joe: Trump’s Immoral Wall Threatens Lives, Is Based on Lies and...
Cardinal Joseph Tobin writes: A wall would probably drive them into more remote areas of the desert or mountains, possibly to their deaths, as the forces driving them — violence, persecution and...
View ArticleTrump Attacks Immigration from ‘Shithole’ Countries
via Washington Post: President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they discussed granting entry to immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of...
View ArticleTrump’s Immigration Remarks Reflect His Bigotry
via AP: Archbishop John C. Wester, the leader of New Mexico’s largest diocese said Wednesday he believes comments about immigration attributed to President Donald Trump “reflect bigotry” and that...
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