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"Let no one use God as a shield while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression (2014)." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis #PrayForAmerica

Why should I fear in evil days the malice of the foes who surround me, men who trust in their wealth and boast of the vastness of their riches (Psalm 49:5-6). #PrayForAmerica

"Let us keep marching forward; let us give God everything, allowing him to make our efforts bear fruit in his good time (279)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

"There is no need for the government to carry out enforcement actions in a way that provokes fear and anxiety among ordinary, hard-working immigrants and their families." #ArchbishopGomez #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/la-arch...

"The earth will rest, justice will prevail, the poor will rejoice and peace will return, once we no longer act as predators but as pilgrims. No longer each of us for ourselves, but walking alongside one another. Not greedily exploiting this world, but cultivating it and protecting it." #PopeLeoXIV

"No single act of love for God will be lost, no generous effort is meaningless, no painful endurance is wasted. All of these encircle our world like a vital force (279)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

"The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it." #Gandhi #PrayForAmerica

"The Holy Spirit opens borders, first of all, in our hearts. He is the gift that opens our lives to love. His presence breaks down our hardness of heart, our narrowness of mind, our selfishness, the fears that enchain us and the narcissism that makes us think only of ourselves (6-8-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

In our latest podcast, Brother Patrick reflects on the extraordinary encounter between #PopeFrancis and Vinicio Riva; and on the Holy Father's timeless wisdom: "We are created to be together, not alone." #PilgrimsOfHope #WeAreFrancis assisiproject.com

"Christ's resurrection is not an event of the past; it contains a vital power that has permeated the world. Where all seems to be dead, signs of resurrection suddenly spring up (276)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

"The Trump administration's cuts to humanitarian aid have resulted in deaths around the world...As of midday June 7th, 104,382 adults and 217,808 children worldwide had died because of the cuts." #GodHelpUs www.ncronline.org/news/its-jus...

"We cannot let people drive wedges between us…because there is only one human race." #DoloresHuerta #PrayForAmerica

“Military power is as corrupting to the man who possesses it as it is pitiless to its victims. Violence is just as devastating to the soul of the perpetrator as it is to the body and souls of those who are victims of it.” #Quakers #PrayForAmerica

"Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for 'security' zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms (6-8-25)." #PopeLeoXIV #Pentecost

"Often it seems that God does not exist: all around us we see persistent injustice, evil, indifference, and cruelty. But it is also true that in the midst of darkness, something new is always springing to life and sooner or later produces fruit (276)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

"Freedom of speech is under attack. An insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes and into our private thoughts. The fear to speak. In America?" #ScottPelley #PrayForAmerica

"God gave us and keeps on giving to each one of us a whole body, a whole soul, and a whole life. He created us and redeemed us; and he will save us by his mercy alone. He has done and keeps on doing everything good for us." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #GodIsGood

"However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges and spreads (276)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” #Voltaire #PrayForAmerica

"If you come upon God's words and you see that they are not being cared for, or are piled up sloppily, or scattered about, then gather them up and care for them, for in honoring the words, you honor the Lord who spoke them." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #WeAreFrancis

Dolores Huerta is a devout Catholic and champion of working people. Last year, the Navy decided to name a ship in her honor. This year, the president wants to name the ship for someone who represents a "warrior culture." This decision is an insult to all people of faith and goodwill. #PrayForAmerica

"How often have we...presented Christian life mostly as a set of rules to be kept, replacing the marvelous experience of encountering Jesus with a moralistic, burdensome and unappealing religion that, in some ways, is impossible to live in concrete daily life?" #PopeLeoXIV #ShareGodsLove

"Dear brothers and sisters, let us not be discouraged! Even in the dark moments of life, when time passes without giving us the answers we seek, let us ask the Lord who will come out again and find us where we are waiting for him. He is generous and he will come soon!" #PopeLeoXIV

"It is criminal what is happening to migrants (8-6-23)." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis

"A nation is not truly democratic if it is not at the service of humanity; if it does not have the dignity, freedom, and autonomy of the human person as its supreme goal." #AldoMoro #PrayForAmerica

"My God and my all!" #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"This is what empire does. It erects itself in gold & violence, demanding obedience through fear. It names enemies to justify its power, turning neighbor against neighbor...It's the liturgy of every empire that ever dared to imagine itself immortal." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, and in a poor person's face (233)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis

Unlike the current commander-in-chief, who dodged military service, Cesar Chavez enlisted in the United States Navy, served this country, and earned an honorable discharge. The prospect of renaming the USNS Cesar Chavez is an affront to all veterans and Roman Catholics. #CesarChavez #PrayForAmerica

"The dystopian rhetoric & sharp attitude, unapologetic belligerence towards neighboring states in the region, elevation of self-interest as the criterion of legitimacy, and disregard for the rule of law & due process are without precedent." #PrayForAmerica www.commonwealmagazine.org/living-vein-...

"How greatly we should love the very love with which God has loved us so much." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"Do not wait, but respond enthusiastically to the Lord who calls us to work in his vineyard. Do not delay, roll up your sleeves...Working in his vineyard, you will find an answer to that profound question you carry within you: what is the meaning of my life?" #PopeLeoXIV

“Slashing the safety net is moral murder. Don’t cut Snap for 40 million poor people.” #RevWilliamBarber #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"If we are to stop Christian nationalism and the authoritarian momentum of Trumpism...it will be essential for civil society institutions — like the church — to begin a robust resistance based on thousands of small acts of courage." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us, and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer (223)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis

"We are here in order to be 'one' as the Lord wants us to be 'one,' in our families and in those places where we live, work and study. Different, yet one; many, yet one; always, in every situation and at every stage of life (6-1-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

"In moments of weariness, anger, disappointment or failure, when prayer itself does not help us find inner serenity, a good book can help us weather the storm until we find peace of mind (2024)." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis

"It is tempting to lull ourselves into naïve complacency, saying that it can't get worse and that the guardrails of democracy will hold. It's tempting to think that you are safe. No one is safe." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

“Let us say ‘No!’ to violence in all its forms, and even more so when it is perpetrated against those who are defenseless and vulnerable, like children and families.” #PopeLeoXIV

"Francis wanted to be where no one else even thought to go. He would reach out as far as he could to those on the peripheries of society. He always preached on mercy and he never failed to offer it to all faithful." #WeAreFrancis www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/goodbye-fran...

"Each day in our world beauty is born anew; it rises transformed through the storms of history (276)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium #WeAreFrancis

"Even in the face of the evil that opposes and takes life, Jesus continues to pray to the Father for us. His prayer acts as a balm for our wounds; it speaks to us of forgiveness and reconciliation. That prayer makes fully meaningful our experience of love for one another (6-1-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

"Why is it that most American 'Christians' seem suspiciously ignorant of what Jesus actually preached? It's as if their New Testament is abridged, as if someone tore out the Sermon on the Mount or the parable of the good Samaritan." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

“When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them (87)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis

"Christ prays that we may 'all be one.' This is the greatest good that we can desire for this universal union brings about among his creatures the eternal communion of love that is God himself: the Father who gives life, the Son who receives it, and the Spirit who shares it (6-1-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

“The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, God’s boundless affection for us. Soil, water, mountains: everything is a caress of God (84)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis

"Where did JD Vance go the day after he visited Dachau on February 13th? He met with the head of AfD, or Alternative für Deutschland, a political party which the German security services monitor as an anti-democratic extremist organization." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"Alongside revelation in sacred Scripture, there is a divine manifestation in the blaze of the sun and the fall of night (85)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis