The Blanford Files: Business as a Vocation
Posted April 27th, 2016
From a regional coffee company to a major international player, Green Mountain Coffee has erupted into the global marketplace thanks to its past president and CEO, Larry Blanford. A lifelong Catholic, Blanford recently [Read More...]
What Would a Laudato Si Economy Look Like?
Posted July 7th, 2015
The criticisms of Pope Francis’ economic vision have been harsh and unrelenting: National Review says “Laudato No,” Maureen Mullarkey in The Federalist called it “An Extravagant Rant“ and David Brooks in The New York Times echoes their basic [Read More...]
Pope Francis’ Awesome, Irksome Encyclical
Posted June 23rd, 2015
Pope Francis has given us a big, beautiful, challenging encyclical in Laudato Sí, “On Care for our Common Home.” It is a brilliant work — a work that takes the opening the world [Read More...]
Joy and Peace by Pope Francis
Posted June 19th, 2015
An excerpt from Laudato Sí by Pope Francis, June 18, 2015 (nos. 222-227). Christian spirituality proposes an alternative understanding of the quality of life, and encourages a prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one [Read More...]
Laudato Si’s Greatest Hits
Posted June 19th, 2015
Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si came out yesterday, and my newsfeeds have been full of my friends’ favorite quotes (which tells you what kind of friends I have). To keep up with [Read More...]