Although not the first teaching document of his pontificate, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium sets forth his programmatic vision for the Church’s mission in its present moment.[1] The pope teaches here that the Church should have a strong missionary character and concern for evangelization. For Francis, these aspects find
When Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933, Maurin’s vision was for (1) hospitality houses, (2) cooperative farming, and (3) community discussions for the clarification of thought on social and religious matters. These did have the “objectives” of giving the poor food and shelter, sustainable
The following is the next installment in a series of articles that accompany the Treasures from the Life of Jesus jigsaw puzzle. To read the other articles in this series, CLICK HERE. If you haven’t gotten your copy of the puzzle yet, CLICK HERE. In honor of General Conference weekend,
One of the reasons that I write about grace and kindness so much is that I realize that I need to show more grace and kindness to others. When I write about something, I often find myself saying, “I need to do that too.” While I have not done a
Can there be a phenomenology of Sacred Scripture? Haven’t we been told by Dominique Janicaud that phenomenology and theology should never mix, that ever since Husserl phenomenology has rested on a methodological “bracketing” of faith?[1] Moreover, even if one could get past such scruples, would not one yield as many
Israel’s settler council is preying on vulnerable refugees from Ukraine, offering help and homes in West Bank settlements. Beneath the smiles, there’s a toxic message: Flee occupation, become occupiers I am looking at a leaflet in Russian distributed by the Judea and Samaria Council, the representative body for Israel’s West
The following first appeared on Public Square Magazine. No scholar would be taken seriously by considering only evidence that lined up with a preferred position. But that’s precisely what so many do in claiming historical and scientific evidence is damning to revealed faith. We hear so many claiming they “go
Where do you go after the extraordinary experience at Sinai? God tells the people ‘build an altar of earth’. R. Mordechai of Izbica tells us how to get down to earth. Simplicity: Getting Down to Earth | RSS.com Transformative Torah