Brad Shorr
Not long ago Mark Zuckerberg described Facebook as the new church, an institution that will replace traditional churches as a source of community and support. This is a somewhat troubling assertion. First, considering churches to be relics of the past requires a great leap of faithlessness. Struggling in some regions…
I admire people who would rather do good than feel good. Some such people become saints. Saint Teresa of Calcutta was an activist par excellence. She felt compassion for the poorest of the poor and weakest of the weak — and spent her time ministering to them in the the…
G.K. Chesterton and the Book of Job G.K. Chesterton’s introduction to The Book of Job, worthy itself of an introduction, contains several profound ideas inspired by this profoundest of Old Testament books. Here is one that got me thinking: “If prosperity is regarded as the reward of virtue it will…
Those not well acquainted with the Catholic Church may be surprised to learn this supremely hierarchical organization has as one of its most important structural principles the concept of subsidiarity. Here are a few passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) that explain it. 1883 Socialization also presents dangers.…