Perspectives

Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.

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THEN and NOW
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THEN and NOW

“Let us look ahead to a contemporary, the new Pope Leo XIV, with hope that his guidance will advocate a better course. Initially, he has raised our hope by choosing the name Leo, giving a nod to Leo XIII, a defender of human dignity and the supporter of struggling workers and immigrants during the Industrial Revolution. The new Pope Leo has said “…the legitimate regulation of migration must never undermine the essential dignity of a person.” He, in tune with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has called on nations to regulate their borders “with justice and mercy.” The obvious common theme running through these selected citations- the compassionate approach to immigration- currently is absent in our very own country.”

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The Faithful Ones
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The Faithful Ones

Without them he would have died alone, just another criminal executed on a bleak, stoney hillside where trees struggled to find root. Those passing might have stopped briefly, curious at the strange sign above his head.“King of the Jews” it read.

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