via Saintly Witnesses By Efran Menny: Drawing from his extensive experience in parish leadership and his role in the 2018 Synod on Young People, Jonathan Lewis shares insights on fostering authentic faith connections and integrating mission strategies into contemporary culture.

via OSV News: Twenty U.S. Catholic bishops have signed onto an interfaith effort opposing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued its strongest statement to date on Thursday criticizing the bill…. Analysts have said proposals in the bill could cut Medicaid funding — health care for the… Read More 20 Bishops Warn: Passing Trump’s Budget Bill Would Be a Moral Failure

Loneliness, friendship, and belonging—discover why loneliness isn’t inevitable in L’Arche GWDC’s 7-minute short film “On Loneliness.”

via the Vatican: Every good and worthwhile human activity is in some way a reflection of God’s infinite beauty, and sport is certainly one of these. For God is not immobile and closed in on himself, but activity, communion, a dynamic relationship between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, which opens up to… Read More Pope Leo on What Sports Can Teach Us

Millennial writer Chris Crawford writes: “Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges.” These words, from Pope Leo XIV during one of his first speeches as pope, struck a chord with me as a Catholic with deeply held beliefs and as someone who seeks common ground and common action with people of other faiths.… Read More How We Can Build Democracy Coalitions to Meet this Moment