The Church Isn’t Going Away on Immigration Reform
Congress is back in session after their summer break, and we can expect national attention to turn once again toward comprehensive immigration reform. Particular focus…
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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,…
Where’s the Action on Other Moral Scandals?
By last weekend, nearly everyone had heard about the racist rant caught on tape, attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and released by…
Is Immigration Reform Dead?
As I was driving around this weekend, I was listening to a news segment entitled, “Does Immigration Reform Still Have a Pulse?” It was hard…
Remembering Immigrants on Labor Day
Earlier this summer, immigration agents raided the weekly Bible study that Omar, a New Orleans day laborer, and his family regularly attended. Along with four…
Fallout and Forgiveness in Boston
Tomorrow marks two weeks since law enforcement officials captured suspect number two, cowering in a boat, hidden by a tarp, and bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his neck. The night prior, the suspect’s older brother was killed in a firefight with police.
A Wish List for the President
This weekend, up to 800,000 people will converge on Washington, D.C., to celebrate President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, down from the 1.5 million who braved…
The Faith and Politics of Immigration
The Republican Party may have a Latino problem on its hands. The remaining candidates seeking the party’s nomination have taken an unusually harsh tone regarding immigration, and the two Catholic candidates are at odds with their Church about the rights of migrant people.
Email Forwards
The dreaded email forwards. Pictures of puppies wearing hats, drawings of angels, images of sunsets. I don’t get a lot of these emails except for…
Time for Legal, Just and Fair Reform
I have lived my life believing in human rights, equality and the law. I am a retired deputy sheriff and have dealt with immigrants, documented…
