My son isn’t choosing the planet he will be getting. The unborn children to come certainly aren’t.
War and Peace
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Once a Christian militant in Lebanon’s civil war, now he builds peace where he fought
Assaad Chaftari, who once fought in the name of his Christian faith, is now working for peace alongside those who would have once been his enemies in the Lebanese civil war.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic priest says he and 200 others held hostage in Philippines
A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Islamic State group says he’s being held alongside 200 other captives, including children.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Will Trump listen to the pope’s pleas for peace? Will we?
I am praying that Pope Francis’ words have a lasting impact on the president.
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U.S. bishops and Trump administration diverge over budget priorities
The budget’s moral measure will be assessed by “how well it promotes the common good of all,” the bishops write.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Confessions of a CIA interrogator
Jerome Donnelly reviews “Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein” by John Nixon.
Posted inPolitics & Society
In Cairo, Pope Francis calls on Christians and Muslims to build “a new civilization of peace.”
“What is needed are peacemakers, not fomenters of conflict; firefighters not arsonists; preachers of reconciliation and not instigators of destruction.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
More violence should not be our response to atrocities in Syria
Piling violence on violence is not a strategy toward peace; it is a dangerous reflex that could just prolong the suffering.
Posted inArts & Culture, Video
Philip Metres, Poet
A profile of Philip Metres, poet and the 2015 recipient of the George Hunt Prize
Posted inFaith, News
In Easter message, Pope Francis warns against the spread of conflict
Pope Francis used his traditional Easter Sunday message to call the bombing of a refugee convoy near Aleppo a “despicable attack” and urged world leaders to “prevent the spread of conflicts” despite mounting tensions in Syria and North Korea.