by Sr. Patricia McCarthy, CND Summer is for children. It is their free time. They don’t have to get up while it is still dark to wait for school buses, dressed in school clothes and carrying those heavy backpacks filled with homework - done or not. It is their time to wear the universal uniform … Continue reading REFLECTION: The reality of summer for too many children
REFLECTION: Bishops’ response to immigration crisis more compassionate than politicians’
by Thomas Reese, S.J., NCR The caricature that the bishops are only concerned about sex has been fed by their focus on abortion, gay marriage, and birth control, but when it comes to immigration, the bishops show not only their concern for the poor but their clear attention to the root causes of the crisis. … Continue reading REFLECTION: Bishops’ response to immigration crisis more compassionate than politicians’