On Facebook, Gloria Purvis writes: Racist caricatures have always circulated in American life. What makes this a crisis is that it came from the presidency—the office that symbolically represents the entire nation. When a private citizen posts a racist meme, it reveals individual sin. When the President does it, it functions as a signal from… Read More The Harm Inflicted by Trump’s Latest Racist Action
New NY Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks via RNS: “This is a call to be a missionary church, not a country club,” he said. “A club exists to serve its members. The church exists, on the other hand, to go out and serve all people — on fire, with faith, with hope and charity in the… Read More A Missionary Church, Not a Country Club
The Catholic Bishops of California, via the California Catholic Conference: At a moment when people are exercising their First Amendment rights to protest and seek accountability, violence only deepens wounds and erodes the foundations of peace and public trust. We echo our brother bishops’ call for restraint, transparency, and respect for the dignity of every… Read More California Bishops: Deportation Alone is Not an Immigration Strategy
John Carr, founder of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, in a recent interview with OSV News: I grew up in South Minneapolis and I am heartbroken by the recent killings, the children shot at Annunciation Parish and the death of George Floyd so close to my neighborhood. And… Read More If Faithful Catholics Are Politically Homeless, We Need to Build a Home
In a new interview with the New York Times, Fr. James Martin was asked: “The number of Gen-Z Catholics is actually increasing, right? That’s according to a recent Harvard study. [Other data shows that] young churchgoers seem to participate more deeply in the church than perhaps their older counterparts. They go to confession more. They… Read More Fr. James Martin on Gen Z Catholics and the Church
Many of us are struggling with how to respond to what we simply call “this moment” in our shared life—especially as we scroll an unceasing social media feed designed to inspire anger and judgment. A simple phrase from one of the Desert Fathers can help us find our footing and discern our role in responding.… Read More Slow to Judgment in a Time of Crisis
via PBS News: One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization.” Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the head of the Archdiocese of Newark, urged members of the Church to pressure lawmakers to block funding for ICE. Geoff Bennett… Read More Cardinal Tobin Urges Defunding of ICE
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