In ‘Where is the Friend’s House?,’ we see the faces of the Iranian people captured with sensitivity and detail.

Among those recognized at two theology conferences in June was Stephen Bevans, S.V.D., to whom the Catholic Theological Society of America gave its highest honor, the John Courtney Murray Award.

“Keeping our gaze on Jesus, we must learn to give a name and voice even to sadness, fear, anguish, indignation, bringing everything into relationship with God,” Pope Leo said.

Masked police undermine trust and amplify fear. They do not fit a democratic society.

Among the hopeful and fearful seeking their place in an occupied city, the Virgin—Patroness of All the Americas—is a sign that a community with humane borders and greater compassion may be possible.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

The direct action of San Diego Bishop Michael Pham is likely to leave a stronger impression in the minds of the public—and of the immigrants who are circling in and out of court—than any written statement.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

“This is not policy, it is punishment, and it can only result in cruel and arbitrary outcomes.”