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Thanks to All Who helped Casa Juan Diego and New Needs
We want to thank the many people who responded to our Christmas appeal to help us continue for another year. We want to thank the many people who responded to our Christmas appeal to help us continue for another year. We also want to thank from our hearts all those who prayed for Louise during her recent serious illness The last six months have been challenging at Casa Juan Diego. Louise spent several months in and out of the hospital and eventually had ... continue reading
NEWMAN NAMED A DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
On July 31, Pope Leo XIV announced that John Henry Newman (1801-1890), known more familiarly as Cardinal Newman, is to be declared a Doctor of the Church, and this officially happened at the Vatican on November 1, 2025. This is a much rarer event in Christianity than having canonizations. It refers to a recognition of the highly influential teachings of a man or woman, already viewed as a saint, on the faith life of the church. The word doctor means teacher. The rather short list of recognized ... continue reading
WHAT POPE LEO SAID ABOUT DOROTHY DAY
When Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, came out earlier this fall, many of us eagerly read through it to see if the Holy Father would mention Dorothy in this text on love for the poor. Dorothy’s name never explicitly came up in the exhortation, but Pope Leo’s remarks, particularly in the section on popular movements, strongly reflected Dorothy’s unique mode of discipleship in the modern world. We suspected that given his emerging pastoral priorities and his American background, ... continue reading
“The Thought of Holding Thousands of Families in Massive Warehouses Should Challenge the Conscience of Every American.”
WASHINGTON - Newly released details show how the Administration plans to double federal immigration detention capacity, spending an estimated $38.3 billion from last year’s reconciliation bill to implement a new detention model by the end of Fiscal Year 2026. This amounts to nearly fifty times the annual budget for the entire immigration court system and almost five times the funding provided this year to operate the federal prison system. The plan partly entails opening eight “mega‑centers,” ... continue reading
An Unarmed and Disarming Peace: Pope Leo XIV, the Algerian Martyrs, and Our Holiness
“Peace be with you!” These were the first words that Pope Leo XIV spoke as he emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s on May 8, 2025. He would use the word “peace” nine more times in his short address. Peace, it was clear, would take priority in his pontificate. As Pope Leo made that priority clear, one phrase stuck out: a “peace that is unarmed and disarming” (“una pace disarmata e una pace disarmante”). The phrase has reappeared throughout the early months of Leo’s pontificate. Several days ... continue reading
