California Bishops: Deportation Alone is Not an Immigration Strategy

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

If Faithful Catholics Are Politically Homeless, We Need to Build a Home

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

Stephen Colbert on Not Surrendering to Despair

While receiving the Ripple of Hope Award, Stephen Colbert discussed his admiration for Robert F. Kennedy, highlighting the iconic image of RFK with Cesar Chavez at the conclusion of Chavez’s hunger strike in 1968. Drawing on his faith, Colbert made an argument against giving in to fear and despair in this dark hour.