A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bills into law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration in the state, funding more border security initiatives and making illegal border crossings a state crime.

The notion that the flow of migrants will be stemmed by closing asylum “loopholes” is grotesque. Sometimes it’s hard to believe anyone in Congress sees migrants as human beings.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by J.D. Long-García

The children and teens of Quitasueños can also take recreational classes, like hip-hop, dance and drama; and the center organizes summer camps in the mountains. Oh, and one more thing. The young people learn about God.

The sale of 272 enslaved persons by the Jesuits in 1838 helped provide financing for the struggling Georgetown University.

What our aging politicians can learn from Pope Benedict XVI’s historic resignation

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

Pope Francis has a problem with American Catholic ideologues. Maybe he’s talking about you.

Latino participation is important: Recent polling data suggests that more than half of U.S. Catholics under 30 are Latino. Overall, Latinos make up more than 40 percent of Catholics in the United States.