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,...
by Jorge Roque, SJ | Nov 12, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Justice, US Bishops ~ Approx. 4 mins
The USCCB is currently meeting in Baltimore, where they will deliberate among other things about who they want to lead them. Still more, they will deliberate over how they want their leadership to confront the pressing issues of our time. As they do so, I hope they...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Oct 28, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Immigration, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
A response to “Should A Catholic Support Immigration Reform?” by Brian Strassburger, S.J. Do we need immigration reform? Absolutely yes. Despite the presence of deep political and ideological divisions in this country, nearly everyone agrees that we need a better...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Jan 9, 2019 | Immigration ~ Approx. 4 mins
About 15,000 more Hondurans are preparing to leave San Pedro Sula in a migrant caravan on January 15, 2019. Like others before them, they will journey through Guatemala and Mexico to the US border. I recently sat down to discuss the phenomenon with Iolany Pérez, the...
