via CNS: In less than a year, at least six children are believed to have died while in the custody of immigration officials along the border. While immigration along the U.S. southern border once involved almost exclusively men looking for work, women with children or entire families are now the ones regularly making the dangerous… Read More Bishop Flores to Fellow Bishops: We Must Express Ourselves More Strongly on Migration and Human Dignity

At Grotto Network, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Balance is important in many ways. If my kids are being too rough or not including others, I can surprise other parents with how sternly I respond. And parents have definitely been shocked when my daughter is tripped playing soccer and I tell her very directly to… Read More Advice for New Dads

via Pope Francis: In the four years since the publication of the Encyclical, there have certainly been signs of an increased awareness of the need to care for our common home. I am thinking of the adoption, by many nations, of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Organization; a growing investment in renewable… Read More Pope Francis: To Overcome Hunger, Environmental Degradation, and Economic Distress, Refuse to Leave People on the Margins

via Vatican News: The Pope said he was grateful to the many soldiers who “had the courage to commit themselves and give their lives for freedom and peace.” He also prayed for the souls of all the fallen soldiers and the millions who died in the war. Pope Francis expressed his hope that the 75th… Read More Pope Expresses Gratitude for the Courage of D-Day Soldiers

via TEDMED: At 35 years old, Kate Bowler was living the life she always wanted for herself. She had married her high school sweetheart, become a mom for the first time, and had landed a dream job in academia. She worked hard, and she felt like those efforts were paying off for her just as… Read More “Everything Happens for a Reason” — And Other Lies I’ve Loved