I’m heartened by Pope Leo XIV’s words today: “God loves everyone. Evil will not prevail. We are all in the hands of God … without fear, united, hand in hand, with God, we go forward … May we all build bridges with dialogue & encounter, so we can all be one people all in peace”

Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.

‘We are not animals, Father’: Jesuit superior general on the rights of migrants americamagazine.org/faith/2025/05/…

.Marcus Mescher: Francis “will be remembered for the kind of shepherd he was, the way he showed how much he cared, and how he made people feel. Francis radiated tenderness so people could receive it—and then share it with those they encounter.” millennialjournal.com/2025/05/19/aut…

Thanks, RealClearReligion for linking to Marcus Mescher’s “Authority is Service”: Grateful for Francis, Hopeful for Leo XIV millennialjournal.com/2025/05/19/aut…

Psychology research shows people often act how you treat them. By greeting everyone he met as “saint,” Fr. B called us to embrace our inherent, unshakable dignity and universal vocation to holiness. He incarnated the idea that God is too busy loving us to be disappointed in us.

Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez was born 97 years ago today. He dedicated his life to doing theology for and with those made socially insignificant, persons made poor and fated to premature death—and calling us to friendship with them. “If you say you care about the poor, name them.”

War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons!

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

#Trump closing U.S.A.I.D. could cost an estimated 14 million lives by 2030 | America Magazine americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

MLK called the church the “chief moral guardian of the community.” Not because the church is perfect, but because the church is invested in the work of conversion & correcting “intellectual and moral blindness.” If you’re looking for hope this is possible, follow Sr. Theresa Aletheia

Today’s gospel is often domesticated. We reduce it to random acts of kindness or helping in an emergency. “Go and do likewise” is a command to practice the Samaritan’s compassion, courage, and boundary-breaking solidarity. There is no “us & them” — only us millennialjournal.com/2019/07/13/how…

Countless lives are at risk. Click the link to send an email to your senator urging them to push back and oppose canceling funding for lifesaving international assistance programs ➡️ brnw.ch/21wU8yx.

My NYT op-ed this morning I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Everyone is called to be an “artisan for peace.” Contact your elected officials and demand humanitarian aid in Gaza, de-escalation, an end to displacement, and #ceasefire in Israel/Palestine: cmep.org/action-alerts/

"A war without limits": That's how Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, described the situation in Gaza during a phone interview on Friday evening. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

The sharp increase in resources means that #ICE is on the verge of an indiscriminate enforcement campaign. ‘Our people are living in fear’: U.S. bishops stand up for migrants amid Trump crackdown americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

Please call your representatives and insist on humanitarian aid in Gaza. There is no justification for the hunger inflicted upon our brothers and sisters in Gaza. This is barbaric. We cannot look away. We cannot be silent. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

"Celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius in the shadow of war in Gaza," by David Neuhaus, SJ, writing from Israel. americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…