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Following Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation and in the days leading up to Pope Francis’s election, I saw a number of media outlets pushing the idea that it was a “perfect time for the church to modernize.” By “modernize” they apparently mean it’s time to accept abortion and homosexuality....
”The trade in human persons constitutes a shocking offense against human dignity and grave violation of fundamental human rights.”
- Blessed John Paul II
One of the most grievous human rights abuses in the 21st century is human trafficking, or modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is the fastest...
For quite a while now I have been planning on writing a post (or, rather, a series of posts) on the Church’s social doctrine but, for one reason or another, have not managed to sit down and actually finish a single one. I have at least five different drafts on a variety of social topics patiently waiting...
Being named Frankie, I am elated that our new Holy Father picked Francis as his papal name. Just from his first actions as pope, it is clear that Pope Francis is a man after the heart of Francis of Assisi. He chose simplicity from the moment he stepped out of the so called “Room of Tears” onto...
The Essence of Social Justice Continued
Posted by Alejandro Teran-Somohano on Apr 29, 2013 in Apologetics, Christian Living, Current Events | 0 comments
In my last post I wrote about what I called the essence or the heart of the social doctrine of the Church. I concluded that its essence is the personal encounter of every Christian with Jesus Christ, an encounter which completely transforms the person and his relationship with others. This time I would like...
Modernizing the Church?
Walking with Pope Francis
Posted by Adam Pasternack on Mar 23, 2013 in Christian Living, Current Events, Spiritual Reflections | 0 comments
When Pope Francis was first presented to the world I was deeply moved and overjoyed, but he was a man shrouded in mystery. When Pope Benedict XVI was elected I had been familiar with the man Joseph Ratzinger for some years, already grateful to him for the spiritual and intellectual formation he had...
Stopping Slavery and Seeking Justice in Jesus’s Name
The Essence of Social Justice
Pope Francis: A Man After the Heart of St. Francis of Assisi