Patrick Blanchfield on the history and future gun control in the United States
Youth
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Parkland students have been heard. Now is the time for action.
Students using the media and impassioned testimonies to mobilize voters and influence lawmakers are not circumventing democracy. They are exercising democracy.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Cupich praises activists against gun violence at Good Friday procession
The Good Friday march in Chicago included re-enactments of the Last Supper and Crucifixion, along with a call to action to prevent gun violence.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Lenten penitence and our reckoning with gun violence
The March for Our Lives, which happened at the outset of Holy Week, told Americans it is time to face the deep sin of favoring guns over human life.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The synod on young people needs to listen to all voices—Catholic or not
Pope Francis and the bishops truly want to understand what is driving young people today—that could challenge all of us.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic groups join protest against gun violence at March for Our Lives
Many of the participants from Catholic schools and churches say that respecting the dignity of life means protecting children from gun violence.
Posted inFaith, News
Can axe-throwing Man Tour hit target of leading young men to the church?
Franciscan Brother Andrew Hennessy shares his purpose for creating an evening that combines throwing axes, drinking beer, eating pizza, smoking cigars and participating in eucharistic adoration.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
The making of a Papal Ninja Warrior
What is a papal ninja and how do you become one?
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
The making of a Papal Ninja Warrior
What is a papal ninja and how do you become one? This week, we went straight to the source to find out. Sean Bryan competes on the hit NBC show “American Ninja Warrior,” where he takes on insanely difficult obstacle courses—for the greater glory of God. And that’s just his side gig. Sean also helps lead […]
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Infographic: Generation groups and religion
Surveys suggest that younger Americans are turning away from religion, but they may not have been properly introduced to the church in the first place.