Helping Along the Border
The U.S.-Mexico border has always been a hub for immigration and a point of political contention. Most recently, an explosion in the number of children…
Immigration
The Christian Response to the Border Crisis
Anyone audacious enough to claim a Christian response to the arrival of tens of thousands of immigrant children at the United States’ southern border should,…
Standing Up for Our Beliefs
Last weekend, more than 100 students gathered at St. Clement Parish in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Representing Catholic campus ministry centers from colleges…
Am I following the Church’s teaching on social justice if I am in favor of immigration laws being enforced?
As Catholic followers of Jesus, we are called to love one another. How to do that in situations where people need to migrate calls for…
2012 Election Lessons
We’re just weeks out from the last bruising election, but speculation about the next presidential contest has already begun. But as tempting as it is…
Recreational Drug Use
The latest story about the massacre of immigrants in Tamaulipas, Mexico by the drug cartels has me thinking about the issue of recreational drug use…
Is America a Christian Nation?
You know, when I decided to become a priest, there was one big thing I was really struggling with… one thing that I was really…
