Bishop Sheil in Chicago boldly confronted societal ills
Distinctly Catholic: Sheil's CYO went against the norm of 1930s youth leagues by inviting all boys and girls, of any race, to join and compete side by side.
Distinctly Catholic
'Crossing Parish Boundaries' sheds light on Chicago racial history
Distinctly Catholic: Coming at a time when violence and racial tension again plague the city, Timothy Neary's new book is fascinating and informative. Part 1 of a two-part review.
Links for 02/14/17
At America, an important essay by James Keenan of Boston College about the particular way Americans have failed to develop our Catholic understanding of conscience. This is key: Some of the opponents of Pope Francis seem to suggest that recognizing the role of conscience in moral decision-making let's people off the hook, when in reality, it is the checklist spirituality that evidences a kind of minimalism about Christian discipleship.
The cult of St. Pope John Paul II
Distinctly Catholic: It isn't that some of John Paul II's biggest fans inflated his significance; it is that they continually interpreted him in ways that reduced his complexity.
The deportations begin
Distinctly Catholic: The executive order pledging an increase in the number of deportation agents was not met with the same outcry as the ban on migrants from certain Muslim countries.
Links for 02/10/17
At RNS, a report on a conference they held on religious liberty, at home and abroad, featuring NCR's own Fr. Tom Reese, SJ.
President Trump and the rule of law
Distinctly Catholic: Team Trump overreached — and did so badly — with its ban on refugees and immigrants from seven majority Muslim nations.
Links for 02/09/17
At First Things, George Weigel is in a snit because the preparatory document for the next synod doesn't mention his hero St. Pope John Paul II. I shall have a fuller treatment of this tomorrow. (h/t Rocco)
Debate over 'Amoris Laetitia' is over
Distinctly Catholic: What made me realize that the debate on the Holy Father's apostolic exhortation was over was a post by Cardinal Donald Wuerl at his archdiocesan blog.
Links for 02/07/17
In the Washington Post, Michael Gerson questions if this really has been the "best fortnight in a decade" for conservatives. The (very frightening) money quote:
Trump does not think he needs the support of political and media elites; the only things that really matter in politics are the people and the leader. And it is the leader who interprets the true interests of the people.
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February 10-23, 2017
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