Today I was reflecting on the scriptures in which Herod, learning from the Magi of the birth of Jesus whom they name New King, is thwarted from his plans to eliminate Jesus. The Magi never return to give him the exact location of the Child. So, in anger, he has all...
As we watch one more massive caravan of asylum seekers moving northward, we Dominican Sisters are in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from south of our border who are fleeing violence and extreme poverty. They are seeking the opportunity for protection,...
In 2007, the Bishops of the State of New Jersey published a “Call to Action” on poverty. As a New Jersey resident, Dominican Sister of Hope Cass McDonnell, OP wondered if they could transform the edict from a written statement to actual action steps toward justice....
On June 30, an estimated crowd of 25,000 gathered in New York City for a National Day of Action to urge Donald Trump and his administration to stop separating kids from their parents. The march, which joined dozen of other cities around the U.S., was held on the...
When Dominican Sister of Hope Lucy Povilonis, O.P. thinks of refugee camps, she thinks of crowded conditions, pockets of people speaking the same dialect, and a unanimous longing for a better life. Unlike many of us who are glued to the news of the crisis at the...
As the conversation around the separation of families at the border has escalated, we have been disturbed by a number of myths being propelled through public discourse. As preachers of Truth, we would like to dispel some of these, both as they pertain to us and to...
