"Our choice of words, worthy or unworthy, and the way we express them, can make a big difference. As St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”"...
The Effects of the Pandemic on Forced Migration in Central America, Mexico and the USA....
"What we can learn is that the economy should be serving the person’s interests and not the other way around."...
"Part of answering the inciting question is understanding the social contract. The social contract is broken, and we need to fix it."...
"God delights in us. We’re allowed to delight in God’s delight, pure and simple. Chaotic as life is, there are times when that’s all the moment calls for. We don’t need to do anything more."...
On 8 April, Fr John O'Brien, SJ, gave a talk entitled Resilience in a time of pandemic: A meditation for young professionals. Watch the webinar here....
"When we don’t have an end, we might make one up, or get demoralized when we can’t find it. Hence the disappointment when schools reopen and then close again, when the vaccine is coming, and then is held up. "...
" . .. if they carry that Cross in love for others, as Jack did, they grace our world and give great, great glory to God."...
"No matter how the pandemic has disrupted your life, recognize that this is hard and that hitting a wall is a completely valid response to totally irregular circumstances."...
"I honestly think that God does not expect us to believe without our questioning anything that is outside our understanding. Surely our faith is only worthwhile if it is not afraid to question. "...
