Quotation of the week: “the myopic culture that I came from — less than 0.002 percent of the world population, by the way — was trying to put chicken wire around a God of infinite magnitude.” A Mormon father and his son share their wisdom as we welcome you to our weekly examination of news and commentary at the nexus of faith, society and politics.
Catholic Social Teaching – little known, seldom preached, under taught (even in seminaries), and rarely applied to the life and death situations facing humanity – has now been pushed by Pope Leo from the periphery of Catholic consciousness to the front and center of what the Catholic Church teaches and needs to live!
Welcome to a blur of information and commentary on Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. We offer a link to the full text, along with “8 things to know,” “3 most important themes” and “15 quotes” — the last item from one commentator who says “it may be the most important Church document of our lifetime.” Writers and publishers own their texts.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you — 2 Corinthians 13: 13
It is Laudato Si week. You may have seen the breaking news, that Pope Leo will publish his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on preserving humanity in the A.I. age on May 25. Dominating last weekend’s news, though, were reports on the “Rededicate 250,” accused by critics as supporting Christian Nationalism.
