How to Be Offended
Description: Teacher Dustin Wax shares his idea that being offended when something uncomfortable happens can be a positive feeling, as long as the person that is offended uses that feeling to achieve personal growth.
Archive for month: June, 2018
Heroes Not Welcome
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: U.S. Catholic magazine’s article argues that heroism is a selfish and wrong motivation for participating in a service trip to a foreign country.
Gaudium et Spes
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Pope Paul VI’s encyclical argues that throughout the chaos of the material world- poverty, oppression, addiction, and more, Jesus is the answer to life’s problems.
An Inconvenient Faith: Ruined for Life
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Eric Immel, S.J. reflects on his experience of being “ruined for life” during his year of service, and of serving as spiritual director for a current Jesuit Volunteer, who he has seen be challenged and heartbroken during her year in ways similar to his service experience.
Preferential Option for the Poor
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Pope Paul VI, the Second Vatican Council, and the U.S. Catholic Bishops say that the wealthy are obligated to give to the poor, as all goods are common because they come from God. They call for a special dedication to the poor and their needs as the highest priority for Christians.