Villanova University’s Mother Cabrini Institute Sponsors Immigration Symposium in the Canary Islands to Coincide with Pope Leo’s Visit
By Fr. John Lydon, O.S.A. In his recent encyclical Pope Leo commented: “A litmus test for social justice today is the treatment of migrants, refugees and those forced to move due to poverty, violence, climate change and environmental disasters. The way a society treats them reveals whether its sense of justice is driven by fear […]
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time • Year C
This month of October begins the Jubilee of Migrants. During the Jubilee year there are weekly and sometimes more frequent Jubilee events for different sectors of society, in order to underscore that our reaction to the migrants living in our midst should not be fear, nor hatred, but mercy, because we are merciful as the Father is merciful. If we live in abundance, that mercy is a response in thanksgiving that recognizes that all we have is gift and should be shared.