Pope Francis: “Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.”

Pope Francis: “The love of Christ urges us to become servants of the small ones and the elderly, of every man and every woman, through which the primordial right to life is recognized and protected.”

Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes: Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Right before our wedding, Gen and I bought the house we’d move into after our honeymoon. I had unsuccessfully argued the “let’s just consolidate… Read More My First Father’s Day as a Dad

Here is Archbishop Blase Cupich’s response to the mass shooting in Orlando: Our prayers and hearts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, their families and our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We are grateful to the first responders and civilians who heroically put themselves in harm’s way, providing an enduring… Read More Archbishop Cupich on Orlando Shooting: We Can No Longer Stand By and Do Nothing

via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis is shaken and saddened by the ‘homicidal folly and senseless hatred’ that has left at least 50 people dead in an attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida…. The terrible massacre that has taken place in Orlando, with its dreadfully high number of innocent victims, has caused in Pope Francis,… Read More Pope Francis Expresses Horror, Pain, and Condemnation over Orlando Shooting