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I work with special needs children in a public school. Catholic but no saint. "War is a defeat for humanity." - Pope St. John Paul II
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The United States has joined the side of the monsters. A dark day in American history.

Amen.

The last few weeks have been a time of upheaval and anxiety for many of us. Pax Christi USA and the Pax Christi Fund for Peace invite you to a special gathering on Monday, Feb. 24, 8 PM ET, to pray, reflect, and share with others about how we can provide solidarity and support for the work ahead.

Hans Urs von Balthasar consistently warns us about the dangers of replacing Christianity's historical origins with one's own national culture. Erasing Judaism, he insists, is not only wrong, but also renders the Church fundamentally implausible. We American Catholics would do well to understand him.

"In the Church no one is a stranger, and the Church is not foreign to anyone, anywhere. As a sacrament of unity and thus a sign and binding force for the whole human race, the Church is the place where illegal immigrants are also recognized and accepted as brothers and sisters." - Pope John Paul II

"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." - Pope Francis

During this critical moment in our nation, Pax Christi USA calls on everyone, including Catholic leaders, to elevate our voices and stand in solidarity with immigrants and their families, whose inherent dignity is a foundation of our faith.

God is on the side of refugees and migrants. All the vulnerable. He is with them.

The evil of Nazism must always be repudiated and never forgotten. An abomination before God.

On this Inauguration day remember the warning of the prophet Samuel when the Israelites demanded a king. "As for you, you will become his slaves. On that day you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day." (1 Sam 17 - 18)

Trump gets to avoid any questions about crowd size by moving the Inauguration indoors on account of the cold. And keep the peasants out.

President Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis. I like it.