During the recent war in Lebanon, Pope Benedict XVI cried out at every public appearance for all, in the name of God, to immediately lay down their arms. He said, “We will not keep quiet, we will do everything possible so that those in power hear us.” The Vatican Information Service has faithfully reported his… continue reading
Pope Benedict XVI: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness on Nonviolence in the Middle East: We Will Not Be Quiet
October 1, 2006 by
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, Indicts International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Usury
October 1, 2006 by
Pope Benedict’s Secretary of State for the Vatican, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, recently gave an interview to the Italian journal 30 Giorni in which he condemns the practices of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as usury. Several Catholic news services have reported on his recent interview. The National Catholic Reporter reminded readers that even in… continue reading
Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Sick and Injured
October 1, 2006 by
Casa Juan Diego is a busy place.. A nurse called today from Ben Taub Hospital to tell us to be nice to Pedro—he had lost all of his fingers on one hand in an accident and wasn’t handling it too well. He was injured in an accident in southern Louisiana. No hospital there had the… continue reading
Milk Supply Threatened: Why Do Immigrants Keep Coming to the United States?
October 1, 2006 by
How the United States resolves the immigration issues will have tremendous impact on a number of industries throughout the nation. Employment of undocumented workers is no longer limited to the Southwestern states and those who traditionally travel for a few months each year to work the crops in a few other areas. Immigrant workers are… continue reading
Immigration and Economics
August 1, 2006 by
Immigration questions have everything to do with economics. They also have everything to do with our Catholic faith, our Scriptures, magisterial teaching, and our tradition of welcoming the stranger. We have rejoiced in the courage and leadership of the Cardinals and Bishops of the United States regarding the immigration bills which have recently passed in… continue reading
Pope Benedict XVI’s Matthew 25 Encyclical, God is Love: Charity and Justice Must Meet
June 1, 2006 by
In his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est , God is Love , Pope Benedict XVI puts service to the poor and love of neighbor at the same level as the essential activity of the Church of the administration of the Sacraments and proclamation of the Word. When one reads in his text that love for widows, orphans,… continue reading
Dorothy Day’s Granddaughters on Canonization
April 1, 2006 by
by Martha Hennessy It is a privilege for my family to be asked to participate in the effort to forward the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day. I hope that our contributions can be understood, in the words of Peter Maurin as part of “the clarification of thought” and that our sentiments will not disqualify… continue reading
New Immigration Bill Shames United States: All Hispanics at Risk
April 1, 2006 by
Hispanics have had their Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass), similar to that which occurred in Germany in November of 1938. It occurred December 16, 2005. The House of Representatives of the government of the United States, with 60 votes to spare, declared that all new immigrants who can’t prove exact legality are criminals and subject… continue reading
Pope Benedict XVI Sets the Themes for his Papacy: Rulers Must Help the Poor; Respect of Persons Prohibits Some Economic Practices; Lectio Divina Will Bring a New Spiritual Springtime
February 1, 2006 by
While waiting for some dramatic theme to come out of the new papacy, many commentators have missed the soft, gentle, but sure voice of Benedict XVI developing a common thread through his presentations in which he proclaims a new vision-a vision that is not really new, but so old it looks like new (cf. Peter… continue reading
House of Representatives Immigration Bill H.R. 4437 Would Destroy People, Families, and the Economy: Write To Your Congress People
February 1, 2006 by
If the new bill passed by the House of Representatives, H. R. 4437, the Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, becomes law, it would do violence to immigrants and their families, making them criminals for living in the United States. It would also make criminals out of anyone who helps immigrants…. continue reading
