Catholic social teaching does not allow us to consider immigration in the abstract; we must recognize that human beings migrate for legitimate reasons.
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When Dorothy Day took a knee
The saints and heroes of our faith have much to teach us about our contemporary political context.
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Do our fights over Pope Francis have to be this dumb?
The failure is not one of communication; it is one of charity. The pope wants us to debate. I say: Do it better.
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Mexico’s earthquakes are a chance for cross-border solidarity. How will we respond?
The earthquake feels like yet another crisis tearing at our transnational families. The earthquake was a natural disaster, but the many ways American society fails to value the lives of foreigners, of immigrants, of its own citizens, because of their skin color or their Latino heritage is a disaster of our own making.
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The redemption of ex-prisoners is a duty of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis reminds us that we must “cleanse, heal and restore” the sinner, including those returning to society from prisons.
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Four takeaways from Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia
A Colombian Jesuit reflects on the visit of Pope Francis to his country.
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Bishop McElroy: Attacks on Father James Martin expose a cancer within the U.S. Catholic Church
The attacks on ‘Building a Bridge’ tap into long-standing bigotry within the church and U.S. culture against members of the L.G.B.T. community.
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The fleeting satisfaction of pulling down Confederate monuments
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.
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Why are people fascinated by nuns doing normal things?
A chainsaw-wielding sister is just the latest viral sensation.
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Pass a Dream Act, but don’t sacrifice the parents
The fight for the Dreamers is a fight for every immigrant.