Despite the heightened presence of Mexican military in the aftermath of the Jesuit murders, “violence is still very present” in the region, Father Javier Ávila said.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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The smoke is clearing over the East Coast—but Canada’s wildfire catastrophe is far from over
Canadians experience wildfires each year owing to lightning strikes and “careless people,” but no one can recall conditions like this.
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Where does authority come from?
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, by Kevin Clarke
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My children think tech will let them live forever. Our faith tells us why we shouldn’t try.
Birth and death bookend our temporal experience, but we are called to fill everything between them with love and mercy and decency, not cling to fantasies of a fraudulent eternity.
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Catholic sisters are still ready at the border as the end of Title 42 threatens another crisis
Sister Norma Pimentel has devoted years to protecting life at the border as migrant flows rise and fall. Growing anxiety over the lifting of Title 42 controls at the border has been a recent distraction from her ministry.
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If you struggle with faith, you’re not alone. The struggle is as old as the church itself.
A Reflection for the Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles, by Kevin Clarke
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Onboard the first journey of a Staten Island ferry named for Dorothy Day
“She would be happy about having a ferry named after her,” said Robert Steed, a former Catholic Worker and editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper, adding, “maybe even more so than being canonized.”
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If Obama-era DACA falls before a federal court challenge, what will happen to Dreamers?
A ruling against the DACA program could mean that after years of personal and civic struggle, Dreamers would once again face the possibility of deportation.
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Report from Honduras: How migration hurts the families and faith communities left behind
Subsistence farmers affected by drought will have to make it to the United States to feed their families and save their farms or cattle. Their departure leaves a gaping hole in families and the community.
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We are all on a road to Emmaus
A reflection for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter, by Kevin Clarke