Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … My son, deprive not the poor of his living… – Sirach 4:1 The Holy Father’s universal prayer intention for the month of April is for small farmers: “That small farmers may receive a just reward for their precious labor.” This intention immediately reminds us of the sixth verse in the second chapter of Paul’s second letter to Timothy: It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the... Read more
Today’s the [liturgical] day that Augustine preached a homily on Easter Saturday of 407 AD where we find his famous “Dilige, et quod vis fac.” It’s a lengthy homily by today’s expectations but nothing abnormally long when considered within the Church’s tradition. Few have realized that Augustine’s “Love, and do what you will” is often invoked out of context, and there’s a lot to help us contextualize it. Steve Perisho borrows from Marie-François Berrouard’s work to help us understand where the dilige fits in... Read more
Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … In order to boost retention rates at Mount St. Mary’s University, President Simon Newman suggested a no-mercy approach to struggling first-year students. Faced with pushback at the idea of seeking out students for dismissal, President Newman responded to the rebuke by insisting that struggling students could not be thought of as “cuddly bunnies,” but suggested “You just have to drown the bunnies…put a Glock to their heads.” President Newman’s remarks drew intense criticism... Read more
Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … Before you read this long post, know that it is intended to answer the questions of those who doubt the legitimacy of Catholics being able to vote for Bernie Sanders in good conscience – it doesn’t discuss the worthiness of particular policies of prudential judgment. This post is also not an endorsement of Sanders, but simply answers objections to the possibility of a Catholic doing so in good conscience. It also seeks to... Read more
Excerpts from Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has said that “all Christians and people of good will are called today to work not only for the abolition of the death penalty,” but also to improve conditions in prisons, out of respect for the human dignity of prisoners. In particular, the Holy Father appealed “to the consciences of government leaders” that they might join the “international consensus for the abolition of the death penalty” — and spoke directly to Catholic leaders, asking them,... Read more
“Put aside Pope Francis on the subject of any political conversation,” Jeb Bush said after the Pope visited the US. “I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals or my pope,” Bush told reporters in June 2015. Read more
You’d be right to conclude that the following post is satirical in nature. Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … “You know, I like the pope, he’s a great pope,” the 2016 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump told reporters Thursday evening. “Though I haven’t met the guy I know he says nice things once in a while” he continued. “But I have to say: I’m thinking about suing the guy.” This comes in after news outlets pounced on the release of... Read more
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