The Grace of Doing Something in Syria
On Sunday, September 1st, Pope Francis called for a Day of Prayer and Fasting on Saturday,...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Sep 4, 2013 | Classic Posts, Current Events, War |
On Sunday, September 1st, Pope Francis called for a Day of Prayer and Fasting on Saturday,...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Apr 11, 2013 | Current Events |
April 11th is the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s social encyclical Pacem in terris. Coincidentally, I reread it this week with graduate students taking my Social Ethics course, and it generated some thoughts and...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Mar 23, 2013 | Current Events |
Pope Francis has made quite the impression in his first week of Petrine ministry. He has already become endeared to many with his gestures of humility, including his bowing and asking the crowd’s blessing on election...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Mar 19, 2013 | Current Events |
In Pope Francis’ brief homily for the inaugural Mass of his papal ministry, he emphasized something that should be familiar to American Catholics who have seen a certain motto sometimes displayed on police cars: to serve...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Jan 23, 2013 | Current Events |
Earlier today, a statement was issued by more than 60 Catholic theologians, priests, Catholic sisters, justice advocates and retired officials from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to Catholic lawmakers concerning public...
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