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The U.S. Catholic Church Needs Migrants, and Not Just to Fill Pews

The U.S. Catholic Church Needs Migrants, and Not Just to Fill Pews

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 15, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 6 mins

Does your local parish have a Spanish Mass? Maybe Vietnamese, Portuguese, or another non-English language?  It is a trend that has been growing over the past few decades, with 29% of U.S. parishes celebrating Mass in a language other than English as of 2010....
The Capitol Riot, Transactional Politics and Deals with the Devil

The Capitol Riot, Transactional Politics and Deals with the Devil

by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jan 8, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Topics    ~ Approx. 3 mins

A great deal of energy has gone into arguing about historical parallels to our time: imperial Rome, Gilded Age America, Weimar (pre-Nazi) Germany. It is important that we get those historical parallels right. It is too easy to draw flattened, one-dimensional lessons...
Anti-immigration sentiments aren’t leaving with Trump. What can we do about it?

Anti-immigration sentiments aren’t leaving with Trump. What can we do about it?

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Nov 12, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Immigration, In the News    ~ Approx. 9 mins

Last Saturday night, Joe Biden gave his first address to the nation as President-elect. He posed the question: “What is the will of the people? What is our mandate?” Then he proceeded to list a series of great battles of our time, including coronavirus, the economy,...
Letters to the Candidates: Concerns from a Catholic Perspective

Letters to the Candidates: Concerns from a Catholic Perspective

by Dan Finucane, SJ and Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Nov 3, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 1 min

Editors’ Note:  Our writers co-wrote these letters to both the major party candidates for president. We invite you to read both the Letter to President Trump and the Letter to Vice President Biden. From the Writers: As mentioned in Dan’s article last week, we write...
Letter to President Trump: Welcoming the Stranger

Letter to President Trump: Welcoming the Stranger

by Dan Finucane, SJ and Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Nov 3, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Editors’ Note: This is one of a pair of letters written to the major party candidates for president. See the letter to Vice President Biden here. Dear President Trump, We write to you as Catholics and citizens. We regard these principles of Catholic Social Teaching as...
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