We say: It took this photo and a statement of lament by the pope about the image to move the US bishops to the kind of language that begins to gather in the horror of this national moment along our southern border.
We say: Support for the dignity of migrants can only begin once the bishops as a group stop hedging their language and openly confront the inhumane immigration policies flowing from the U.S. administration.
We say: The Supreme Court justices' opinions about the World War I memorial cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, show why culture warriors should be careful of what they wish for.
We say: Many of us have perhaps paid limited attention to the regular reports about rising numbers and deteriorating conditions for fellow human beings being held by our government. It's time to stop looking away and to start calling these "centers" or "facilities" what they really are: concentration camps.
