Politics & SocietyShort Take
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.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by J.D. Long-García
Politics & SocietyDispatches
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.
Politics & SocietyNews
The sale of 272 enslaved persons by the Jesuits in 1838 helped provide financing for the struggling Georgetown University.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
What our aging politicians can learn from Pope Benedict XVI’s historic resignation
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García
FaithShort Take
Pope Francis has a problem with American Catholic ideologues. Maybe he’s talking about you.
FaithDispatches
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.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García
FaithShort Take
But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.