by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Oct 5, 2020 | Creation, Current Events, Economics, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Papal News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 6 mins
On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, released the third encyclical letter of his papacy entitled Fratelli Tutti, on fraternity and social friendship. As with Laudato Si’, the title is an Italian quotation of the pope’s saintly...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Jul 20, 2020 | Creation, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 5 mins
“It doesn’t take a hurricane to cause flooding in Miami anymore. In fact, it doesn’t even take a gust of wind.” According to a report in the Washington Post, king tides have been taking a toll on Miami for a number of years, but rising sea levels have made it worse in...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Jun 15, 2020 | Economics, In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
The coronavirus pandemic has sent the economy into recession due to decreased demand and greater uncertainty. A growing number of American companies, including JCPenney, J.Crew, and Hertz, have filed for bankruptcy. Millions of Americans have filed for unemployment....
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Feb 12, 2020 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Current Events, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
Pope Francis released his latest apostolic exhortation today: Querida Amazonia, a follow up to the “Amazon Synod”, or Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region, which was held in October 2019. The full text (24 pages) shows how the Holy Father understands the...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Oct 4, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
Back in July, I tried to excavate the part of the Pan-Amazonian Synod working document that seems to cause the most anxiety for some: the ordination of married men. While this and other concerns about the agenda have been circulating, they are in large part...
