According to Catholic social tradition, paying taxes is part of the way Catholic citizens contribute to the common good.

Catholic Extension’s gift is meant to ensure that the spiritual needs of those suffering can also be met.

"This is a cruel and inhumane decision," said Jeanne Atkinson, CLINIC's executive director. "There is absolutely no need to send people who are living peacefully, raising their children and contributing to the American economy and society back to a country where their lives could immediately be put at risk."

Paul McCartney’s concert was a much-needed reminder that joy and beauty and love are not crushed by darkness.

This year the Grand Bargain on refugees seems increasingly fragile.

Any willingness to cooperate across party lines is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, brinkmanship remains the preferred legislative strategy.