The Texas attorney general's move against Annunciation House is essentially a lawsuit aimed at Catholic social justice teaching and Gospel values. But people who take Gospel instructions to heart can fight back.
A Vatican official asked a group of bishops gathered at Mundelein Seminary June 2 to think of migrants, whether they arrive for the short or long term, as "parishioners" and organize pastoral plans to tend to them.
Distinctly Catholic: Fr. Lou Cameli balances the issues involves in denying Communion to people in same-sex marriages; George W. Bush publishes a surprising op-ed; new student loan legislation is worth supporting.
Distinctly Catholic: Normally, democracy is well served by a series of compromises, and politics should be the art of the possible. But not on the issue of immigration reform, which affects everyone.
Building a Common Future: As I await President Joe Biden's inauguration and think of the millions abandoning the dangers of one home in search for the safety of another, I recall the opening of Gaudium et Spes.
The Field Hospital: The Sacramento Diocese and Knights of Columbus aid fire recovery; parish closings in Philadelphia and Chicago; consolation ministers support the grieving.
The bishop of Toledo said of a recent immigration raid that "no matter our political persuasion, when families are broken apart, as in this raid, we should all recognize that the common good is not served."
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: A symposium on Catholic political thought; Republicans wrestle with immigration issue; how the pro-life movement turns off people it should attract
