by jpitney | Apr 17, 2022 | Civility, Religion
Christ died and rose from death for all—we are His family, all of us. Of course, profound gratitude, but also profound implications for the way we are to express it: kindness, forgiving, caring, honesty, virtue and love. We are to rise from malice as He rose from...
by jpitney | Apr 10, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Religion
Michelle Martin at Chicago Catholic: When Father Manuel Dorantes celebrated a Mass for the journalists who have been killed in the war in Ukraine April 3, he did so with the intention of honoring all journalists and their vocation of seeking truth. “There can be no...
by jpitney | Apr 4, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Religion, Russia, Ukraine
Philip Pullella at Reuters: Pope Francis paid tribute on Sunday to journalists killed during the Ukraine war saying he hoped God would reward them for serving the common good whatever side they were on. Speaking to journalists aboard the plane returning from Malta,...
by jpitney | Jan 17, 2022 | civic virtue, Civil Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Patriotism, Religion
The “I Have a Dream” speech contains many references and allusions to key ideas, sites, and documents of American civic culture. The text below contains relevant links in red. Many passages in the speech refer or allude to Bible verses, spiritual songs,...
by jpitney | Jan 9, 2022 | Civility, Religion
Could the decline of #religion in communities be at fault for the decrease in civility? Read what our panelist @LaraMBrownPhD had to say about it. pic.twitter.com/1lwRRRYae7 — To The Contrary (@ToTheContrary) January 8, 2022
by jpitney | Sep 9, 2021 | Civility, Religion
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a new initiative today aimed at addressing polarization in society. Based on Pope Francis’ call in his encyclical, Fratelli Tutti for “a better...
