A new federal rule redefines who is likely to become a “public charge,” and is therefore ineligible for citizenship. Few remember the rule’s anti-Catholic roots.
Don’t fall for the deflections of those claiming to seek “middle ground” on gun control and white nationalism. There is only one response: immediate condemnation.
A timely new novel from Oscar Cásares captures not only the vulnerability of newly arriving immigrants, but also the anxiety of simply trying to acclimate.
A protest outside a Texas detention center featured speeches and songs, but also revealed something more: God’s commitment to accompany those making their way north.
The veneration of relics is a hard thing for many Catholics of this time and culture to wrap their minds around. But the practice is humanizing, not superstitious.
The idea of religious liberty was not simply the product of the Enlightenment. It has ancient origins, going back to early Christians suffering persecution in Rome.
