Civilization or savagery? What Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ reveals about human nature
“Lord of the Flies” is an allegory of human disorder and depravity—in a word, what the Christian tradition has called the “fall.”
Oligarchs can’t ruin the World Cup
The beautiful game has never belonged to the authoritarians who host it. It’s always been ours, and it’s up to us to keep it that way.
Cardinal McElroy removes priest from exorcism ministry over UFO, demon comments
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has removed a priest from his exorcism ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington, citing concerns over the cleric’s recent social media statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence.”
Tools for reading (and interpreting) Scriptures correctly
A Reflection for The Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr, by Sebastian Gomes
Pope Leo’s trip to Spain: Background on Sagrada Familia, migrant advocacy and a changing Catholic landscape
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain from June 6-12 will take the pontiff to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
Poll: Trump trails Pope Leo by 54 points in favorability rating
The poll found the U.S.-born Pope Leo had the highest net favorability rating of a group of public figures they polled at plus-37 percentage points. Trump, conversely, had a minus-17 rating, a difference of 54 percentage points.
Did humanitarian aid cuts contribute to Africa’s Ebola outbreak?
The escalating outbreak threatens to become the deadliest Ebola crisis on record if the international community does not quickly step up its humanitarian and medical response.
The Archdiocese of New York’s good news strategy
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley speak with Mary Kate Polanin, the executive editor of The Good Newsroom, the digital news outlet of the Archdiocese of New York. They discuss the important and changing role of diocesan communications, Catholics in the digital space and New York’s new archbishop.
A.I. and the human person: A theologian on ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
In “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo draws measured judgments about the features, promises and risks associated with the advanced technology revolution that is rapidly reshaping the ways we communicate, work and govern.
Gaudí knew he would never see Sagrada Familia completed. That’s a lesson for our productivity-obsessed world.
For 144 years, the Sagrada Familia was proof that the building under construction is closer to the truth of faith than the building complete.
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