Faith leaders plan to once again seek access to the processing center in Broadview, Ill., to bring the Eucharist to detainees on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
Edward Desciak
Edward Desciak is an O'Hare Fellow at America Media.
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‘He’s just Catholic’: Joliet voices speak on new NY archbishop Hicks
“When it comes to the culture wars, I don’t think he is interested,” said Rev. Peter Wojcik. “He doesn’t have social media accounts. I think he’s just Catholic.”
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A lesson from Kendrick Lamar on how Christ confronts us
A Reflection for Saturday of the Second Week of Advent, by Edward Desciak
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Assisted suicide now legal in Illinois despite opposition from bishops, disability advocates
Assisted dying has been legalized in many nations across the Western world, as choosing how to end one’s life has come to be seen by many as the final frontier of individual rights.
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A lesson from St. Francis Xavier: We can’t guide others to Christ unless we orient ourselves to him
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest, by Edward Desciak
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Catholic food pantries adjust Thanksgiving deliveries to ICE deportation realities
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach and ICE deportation efforts continue, Catholic parish food pantries are adapting to make sure immigrant community members have all they need to celebrate the holidays when they are afraid to leave their homes.
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The ‘Lone Ranger’ Jesuit up for sainthood: Pre-Vatican II Catholic or radical in a Roman collar?
“Rick Thomas isn’t an easy man to get a handle on. Was he an old-fashioned pre-Vatican II Catholic or a radical, a barrio politician in a Roman collar or a supernaturalist fanatic, a slave-driver or a clown?”
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North Carolina’s Catholic response to the ICE immigration crackdown
As an ICE campaign continues in Charlotte, local Catholic parishes respond and mass attendance plummets.
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Inside a public witness and prayer for immigrants at a New York City courthouse
The procession lasted more than 90 minutes as temperatures dropped and hail gave way to bursts of freezing rain. Marchers, bundled in scarves and gloves, pressed on, walking past security officers who observed in silence from behind metal barricades.
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Bridging the gap between Christians
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, by Edward Desciak