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March 2021

March 12, 2021

Immigrants: They Need Us, and We Need Them

They come because most often they and their families are extremely poor, and they cannot...

November 2020

November 26, 2020

The Economy of Francis – Both Saint and Pope

The hungry, homeless, unemployed, underemployed, refugees, and all destitute fellow human beings desperately need, and...

February 2020

February 01, 2020

Yes, This Is Who We Are: The United States and Our History of Injustice

This is who we are. We came to this continent, stole it from those who...

January 2020

January 10, 2020

Reducing Abortion Rates and Protecting Women’s Rights Are Goals That Can and Should Co-Exist

The important thing is, we do agree that a right to life is real, and...

December 2019

December 28, 2019

So What If Jesus Wasn’t Poor or a Refugee?

The corrupt prelates who persecuted the mendicants wanted to water down the radicality of Jesus’s...

November 2019

November 24, 2019

Which Families Matter? Rethinking the Idea of “Parental Rights”

For Christians, especially, who invented the term “family values”: if we genuinely believe in protecting...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

What If Everyone Could Hold a Migrant Child? Reflections on Volunteering at the Border

Hold your own child or grandchild close for a moment and imagine how you would...

December 2018

December 16, 2018

Are We Trying To be So Awful That No One Will Want To Come Here?

Do these people realize what they’re saying? That the US is the kind of nation...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

In Our Outrage Over Trump and Putin, Don’t Forget Immigrant Families

Let’s not forget that the reason we decided to resist Trump in the first place...

July 12, 2018

The Pro-Life Movement Has Lost

This is why the movement has lost: it no longer has a moral platform to...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

Whatever Happened to Parental Rights? Alfie Evans and Immigrant Children

For those who find it a challenge to see "us" in "them," I would suggest...

June 15, 2018

Legality is Not Morality: We Need To Protect Families

It doesn’t matter if they are coming here illegally or not. Legality is not morality....

November 2016

November 13, 2016

no, pope francis did not condemn christians who voted for trump – but he did express concern for the plight of most vulnerable

In building bridges, we who are relatively secure may face the temptation to build bridges...