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SEEKING REFUGE Immigrants seeking refuge in the US often arrive with complex histories and diverse motivations, but a common thread is the desire for safety and stability. Many are fleeing violence and unrest in their home countries. They may be facing political or religious persecution, armed conflict or war, human rights violations, or gender-based or sexual orientation persecution.   READ MORE

INCARNATION: GOD’S LIFE IS OUR LIFE The New Testament, especially the Gospel of John, makes a startling claim: the infinite God is infinitely near and can be fully known through the human life of Jesus. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). This declaration challenges both religious abstraction and philosophical generalization. NO MORE NOSTALGIA It’s time to talk about Vatican II in new ways. According to a famous quote often attributed to Dorothy Day, “Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.” This may also apply to the reception of Vatican II.   ‘GAUDIUM ET SPES’ AND THE OPTIMISTIC FINAL DAYS OF VATICAN II Sixty years ago this week, Pope Paul VI gave the closing address at the last general meeting of the Second Vatican Council. It is a curious address to read today, because it feels confident at times and yet also imbued with a certain recognition that the council had introduced as many new issues as it had resolved.   VATICAN II: 60 YEARS OLD AND STILL GOING! It is an axiom among church historians that it takes a century for a council to be received, so we are almost two-thirds of the way. That is another way of saying, Vatican II may have ended 60 years ago but it is still a work in progress. SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE? JESUS WAS BORN IN ANYTHING BUT The reality of Mary and Joseph’s marginalization and the precarious situation into which Jesus is born are clearly there in the gospel texts. Christmas happens in the here and now, among those for whom there is no room at the inn. FALLING UPWARD: EXPLORING THE TWO HALVES OF LIFE The role of the first stage of life is to create a solid ego structure. The task of the second half of life is to allow it to die so that the true self can be resurrected. BARREN SACRIFICE - THE FAILURE OF VIOLENCE: AN ESSAY ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE Political violence is a form of violence that legitimizes itself, a form of violence that becomes legitimate through the simple fact that it occurs. Such violence divides: it designates “foes,” acceptable victims and it brings together all those who consider legitimate the violence exercised against the “foes” in question and identify with it. THE CHRIST MOVEMENT DOWNWARDS The incarnation, the central mystery of our Christian faith, invites us to look down, to investigate the small, to descend. Why? Because that is what God did in the incarnation. He emptied Himself, taking on the form of slave. He became small, a helpless baby. Usually when we look for God we look the other way, towards the sky. We try to ascend.