France Advances Ban on Social Media for Teens
From the perspective of Catholic social thought, public policy should cultivate conditions in which children can grow in virtue, community, and authentic freedom.
From the perspective of Catholic social thought, public policy should cultivate conditions in which children can grow in virtue, community, and authentic freedom.
For the faithful Catholic, Pope Leo XIV’s message is both an encouragement and a challenge. It affirms that authentic communication, rooted in presence, respect, and truth, is essential to living out our vocation as disciples of Christ.
The March for Life challenges men and women in business, education, healthcare, law, and public service to integrate their faith into their professional responsibilities.
The Church needs you at the table of public decision-making not because of ambition or political ideology, but because the world needs witnesses of virtue.
May we not shrink from this mission, but embrace it with confidence, trusting that God has placed each of us exactly where we are for a reason.
Spiritual growth is not a project with an endpoint. It is a lifelong process of conversion. Professional success does not eliminate the need for humility. Experience does not replace dependence on God.
Dr. King was a man of hope, but not naïve optimism. His hope was grounded in moral truth and sustained by faith in God’s providence.
No digital strategy can substitute for an interior life. Without prayer, leaders risk being shaped by the platforms they use rather than shaping them. Regular examination of conscience, spiritual direction, and sacramental life provide the grounding necessary to lead well in visible spaces.
Crises reveal what truly matters and expose unhealthy structures and habits. Leaders formed by the Gospel do not waste these moments. They use them to realign their organizations with truth, justice, and the common good.
We seek to form virtuous, servant, leaders, men and women who understand that leadership begins on their knees and is expressed through service rooted in hope, faith and love.
Discernment does not eliminate uncertainty. At some point, you must choose. Once a decision is made after sincere prayer, moral reflection, and counsel, move forward with trust. God does not abandon those who act in good faith.
Addressing technostress and FOBO ultimately requires courage at the leadership level. It means resisting trends that treat burnout as normal and insecurity as motivation.
As the global order shifts, Catholics are called to lead where they are, striving for a world that is more humane, more just, and more faithful to the truth about the human person.
Short form video, authenticity, and focused communities can become instruments of evangelization and leadership when approached with discernment.
The pilgrimage will conclude in Philadelphia with Eucharistic adoration on July 4, a closing Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, and a final procession to the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann.
As we pray for Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, may we also commit ourselves to being faithful witnesses of hope, convinced that even the gentlest breeze of renewal can, by God’s grace, become a force that transforms nations.