Luke 4:18
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The Spirit of the Lord ….has anointed me (us) to bring glad tidings to the poor….to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind….to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
and recovery of sight to the blind….to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
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Luke 4:18
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· Apr 25
The death penalty is morally inadmissible in every case, and must be abolished. We have alternatives for accountability that uphold human life instead of killing another person.
Please ask Congress to speak up and oppose the unlawful act of war by the Trump administration in Venezuela. We want to see Venezuela free from the corruption and violence of Chavez and Maduro, but not like this, not by the corruption and violence of the US or others. We cannot remain silent.
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Please ask Congress to speak up and oppose the unlawful act of war by the Trump administration in Venezuela. We want to see Venezuela free from the corruption and violence of Chavez and Maduro, but not like this, not by the corruption and violence of the US or others. We cannot remain silent.
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Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees?
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees?
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
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“Here was a guy who was a dad and a business owner and an employer and an elder in his church. This is the kind of guy that you want your children to grow up to be. So when we lose those people it does nothing but make our society worse.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A vineyard manager’s deportation shattered an Oregon town. Now his daughter is carrying on his legacy
Alondra Sotelo Garcia took over her father’s business when he was deported to Mexico after three decades in the US
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December 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Here was a guy who was a dad and a business owner and an employer and an elder in his church. This is the kind of guy that you want your children to grow up to be. So when we lose those people it does nothing but make our society worse.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel #BeHumble #DoGood
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel #BeHumble #DoGood
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"These words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other."
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"These words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other."
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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The federal government is twisting and misrepresenting concepts of Catholic social teaching in order to shut down the work of Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley.
CCRGV, a South Texas nonprofit led by Sister Norma Pimentel, has been given 30 days to respond to DHS’s proposed debarment, which would shut the organization out of most federal funding streams for six years.
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DHS Bars Norma Pimentel’s Charity From Federal Funding
The department appeared to cite Catholic Social Teaching while alleging that Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley mismanaged funds in its service of noncitizen immigrants.
sojo.net
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The federal government is twisting and misrepresenting concepts of Catholic social teaching in order to shut down the work of Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley.
americamagazine.bluelena.io/lt.php?x=4lZ... Don’t let Christianity be hijacked by MAGA
Don’t let the Trump administration be the only public face of Christianity, while you retract your faith into privacy, hoping to avoid being associated with MAGA.
Don’t let the Trump administration be the only public face of Christianity, while you retract your faith into privacy, hoping to avoid being associated with MAGA.
Don’t let Christianity be hijacked by MAGA
Don’t let the Trump administration be the only public face of Christianity, while you retract your faith into privacy, hoping to avoid being associated with MAGA.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
americamagazine.bluelena.io/lt.php?x=4lZ... Don’t let Christianity be hijacked by MAGA
Don’t let the Trump administration be the only public face of Christianity, while you retract your faith into privacy, hoping to avoid being associated with MAGA.
Don’t let the Trump administration be the only public face of Christianity, while you retract your faith into privacy, hoping to avoid being associated with MAGA.
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Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
The House is set to vote THIS WEEK on War Powers Resolutions: H.Con.Res.61 and H.Con.Res.64.
Call your representative and urge them to vote YES on these resolutions and speak out publicly against the administration's illegal and immoral strikes!
Call your representative and urge them to vote YES on these resolutions and speak out publicly against the administration's illegal and immoral strikes!
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The House is set to vote THIS WEEK on War Powers Resolutions: H.Con.Res.61 and H.Con.Res.64.
Call your representative and urge them to vote YES on these resolutions and speak out publicly against the administration's illegal and immoral strikes!
Call your representative and urge them to vote YES on these resolutions and speak out publicly against the administration's illegal and immoral strikes!
Call Congress: No War with Venezuela!
The Trump administration is killing people in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, deliberately killing people outside of war, in an illegal use of military force. This cannot continue, Congress must assert its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace.
The Trump administration is killing people in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, deliberately killing people outside of war, in an illegal use of military force. This cannot continue, Congress must assert its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace.
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Call Congress: No War with Venezuela!
The Trump administration is killing people in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, deliberately killing people outside of war, in an illegal use of military force. This cannot continue, Congress must assert its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace.
The Trump administration is killing people in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, deliberately killing people outside of war, in an illegal use of military force. This cannot continue, Congress must assert its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace.
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Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel
www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2...
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Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel
As disciples, we cannot remain indifferent to injustice or the mistreatment of our neighbor. We are called to advocate for a just and meaningful immigration reform that respects human dignity, upholds...
www.americamagazine.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel
www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2...
www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2...
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The passage below is included in this week's bulletin for St. Susanna Parish in Boston, USA (the parish with the 'ICE was here' Nativity Scene).
Alfred Delp, S.J. (executed by Nazis in 1945) warns of the danger of burying the true meaning of Christmas beneath a mountain of sentimentality.
Alfred Delp, S.J. (executed by Nazis in 1945) warns of the danger of burying the true meaning of Christmas beneath a mountain of sentimentality.
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The passage below is included in this week's bulletin for St. Susanna Parish in Boston, USA (the parish with the 'ICE was here' Nativity Scene).
Alfred Delp, S.J. (executed by Nazis in 1945) warns of the danger of burying the true meaning of Christmas beneath a mountain of sentimentality.
Alfred Delp, S.J. (executed by Nazis in 1945) warns of the danger of burying the true meaning of Christmas beneath a mountain of sentimentality.
