"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Mt 5:43-44).

The commandment of love sits at the heart of the Gospel. Jesus told us that His own face is hidden in the faces and injuries of the poor (Mt 25:34-40). It is beautiful to see that #PopularMovements are moved by the desire to love, in the face of all individualism and prejudice,

“We will never be disillusioned or lose our way if we are guided by God.” - Pope Francis

Before the holy night of #Christmas, find one person with whom to make peace. This will be a more precious gift than any that can be bought, because peace is a gift found only in the heart.

It is with deep concern that I am following the developments in Venezuela. The good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration. This must lead to the overcoming of violence, and to the pursuit of paths of justice and peace. I pray for all this,

Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution – including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

Wouldn’t it be cool if we had some kind of religious tradition in the US that taught that all people were made in the image of God and that the peacemakers were blessed? And some people from that religion might even do things like advise politicians?

There are people in this world
who hurt on purpose.
Not by accident.
Not through confusion.
But with intention. They sharpen words into weapons.
They call cruelty conviction.
They wrap power in scripture
and dare anyone to look closely.

I share this post in earnest and (what may prove a naive) hope that a few people caught in the situation I’m about to describe will hear instead of rushing to the usual tropes, criticisms and caricatures. For what it’s worth, I offer this in good faith. Between 2016 and 2022, I

13 years ago, Francis was elected and brought a breath of fresh air to the church. He changed the papacy forever. He went to the “peripheries,” and warned of the dangers of a church that “stays closed in on itself.” Francis championed a church for all. “Todos! Todos! Todos!” Rest

Long live the Oxford comma. I will die on this hill, dammit.

How wonderful to meet up with Senator Dick Durbin at @McKendree University this week!

Truly remarkable that a guy who few heard of a year ago, and never sought this, has taken on the role of not just the moral voice one ought to expect of the papacy but a national icon to whom Americans turn their lonely eyes.

Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain

If attacking Pope Leo online then posting an AI generated picture of himself as Jesus doesn’t convince you that the president has zero respect for Christianity, after all that has happened up to now, I can safely say you do not care about the truth.

Wonderful retreat at Saint Meinrad!

#Peace is not something we must invent: it is something we must embrace by accepting our neighbor as a brother or sister. We do not choose our brothers and sisters: we must simply accept one another! We are one family, inhabiting the same home: this wonderful planet that ancient

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…