maybe we love them because they can hurt us.
June 2018
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Physician warns of family separation’s harmful effects on children
Although the executive order President Donald Trump signed ended the policy of separating children from their parents by directing that families be detained together as they await criminal proceedings, the over 2,000 children already separated from their parents will suffer for the rest of their lives as a result of the separation, according to Sriram.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic Extension launches reunification fund to help families at border
Catholic Extension announced it has established a Family Reunification Fund as “a response to the human tragedy unfolding on the nation’s southern border” with Mexico.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pro-life groups have an obligation to call out Trump on immigration
The Trump administration’s border policies threaten the right to life.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Archbishop Coleridge: The church is now facing its own #MeToo moment
“There’s something going on in the culture. And one of the elements of that cultural shift is that people are prepared to speak up in a way that they would never have done before.”
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The untold history of black nuns in the United States
Dr. Shannen Dee Williams is uncovering the previously hidden lives of African-American women religious.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Individual bishops must decide about Communion for Protestants married to Catholics
During an inflight news conference June 21, the pope was asked about his recent decision requesting the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not publish nationwide guidelines for allowing Communion for such couples.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An open letter to ICE from a former law enforcement officer
I humbly exhort you to listen to and follow your conscience during these stormy times.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Catholic Church in Nicaragua suspends peace talks as the political crisis deepens
Nicaragua’s political crisis is in its second month, and President Daniel Ortega’s soft authoritarianism has turned into violent repression.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Court halts release of report on Pennsylvania priest abuse
The report is expected to reveal details of widespread abuse and efforts to conceal and protect abusive priests.