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A congressman would love to see immigration reform become the top priority for the U.S. Catholic Church’s social-justice agenda Luis V. Gutierrez: Representative (Democrat), Fourth District of Illinois, U.S. House of Representatives Chair, Immigration Taskforce, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Member, House Financial Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceInterviewing U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez, arguably the most vocal immigration reform advocate in the U.S. Congress, is a lively experience. As he pounds on the table, enacts and rehearses arguments, pulls...
By Carmen F. AguinacoThere is no doubt that attaining a higher education can be expensive and a lot of work. But it is often said, “Just try and see how much not having an education will cost you in the long run in terms of money and effort.”There is really no doubt that education is not only important but also a worthwhile investment.According to the Pew Hispanic Center, nearly 89 percent of young Latino adults say that a college education is important to succeed in life; yet only 48 percent say they are considering it. Although these levels are gradually improving, the difference between...
By Carmen F. AguinacoWhen a young child moved from Europe to Singapore he was surprised to see that everyone living around him was Asian. What was different for him was not their Asian features, but that they were the majority. Perhaps he was accustomed to seeing people from diverse backgrounds and races and was amazed by the homogeneity. But what amazes the majority of people today is the diversity. The reality is that we cannot escape it, because it has to do not only with different faces and races, but also with ages, cultures, mindsets, and ways of behaving and expressing ourselves.How do...
Pew Hispanic Center: Press Release August 14, 2012 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Up to 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants ages 30 and under who arrived in the U.S. as children could potentially qualify for a new Obama administration program that goes into effect tomorrow that would shield them from deportation for two years and enable them to apply for temporary but renewable work permits, according to updated estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. Announced on June 15 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the new program, known as "...
By María RivasAbout a year ago, two million of my brothers and sisters in faith, and I embarked on the journey of a lifetime. We set out for Madrid, Spain to meet his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day 2011.Through hot days, long lines, short showers, and thunder storms at the airbase of Cuatro Vientos, we made it through. For most of us (dare I say, all of us), this journey remains close to our hearts. That week was lived out intensely, and it changed our lives forever. I vividly remember staying up late with my roommate talking about what words touched our hearts the most; and...
By DAVID MYERSSouthwest Kansas RegisterSister Arlene Vasquez, MCDP (Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence) had no intention of becoming a sister. It’s not that the thought of becoming a sister hadn’t occurred to her. It had. And she decided it wasn’t for her. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have a deep personal faith.After attending Catholic school in San Antonio run by the Congregation of Divine Providence, and having been reared by two deeply devout parents, Arlene chose to become a lay associate, which is a bit like being a sister, with one large exception – you don’t profess vows.“I...
We are so immerse in our little world, in our problems that we do not see beyond our horizons. Author: P. Dennis Doren L.C. | Source: Catholic.netPeople nowadays need to make love a true experience more than ever; most of the time we are so immerse in our little world, in our problems that we do not see beyond our horizons. Let us open our hearts to the words of Jesus: “there is no greater love than one that gives life for their friends” or “He who loves me, has my commandments and keeps them and will be loved by my Father and we will make our dwelling in Him. Although it is hard to believe,...
His presence softens the sorrows, stirs up happiness, and gives strength to confront a life full of surprises and tests. Author: P. Fernando Pascual LC | Source: Catholic.netMaybe we have read this too many times: Jesus does not want slaves. His desire consists of us being and livings as friends. (cf. Jn 15,14-15).Life, on the other hand, holds us back with thousands of problems, a thousand worries, a thousand fears, and a thousand pleasures that come and go. We are more worried about work or about painting the ceiling than about the things that are happening to our FriendJesus, on the...
I love Jesus for the shaft of light that he throws across the pathway of those who seek to answer the question: What shall I do with my life?Give me the courage to live!Really live, not merely exist.Live dangerouslyScorning risk!Live honestlyDaring the truth..Particularly the truth of myself.Live resilientlyEver changing, ever growing, ever adaptingEnduring the pain of changeAs though it were the travail of birth.Give me the courage to liveGive me the strength to be freeAnd endure the burden of freedomAnd the loneliness of those without chains.Let me not be trapped by successNor by...
By Byron Macías There is a tendency among Catholics (and Christians in general) to think of our faith and religion in terms of obligations: “We have the obligation to fast before Mass.” “We are obliged to go to confession at least once a year.” Etc. One could argue that obligation is good for the sake of the souls. After all, for instance, if parents don’t oblige their kids to go to school (when they don’t want to go), they may jeopardize their grades and may have to repeat the year. However, if things we do, say and above all, believe in are operating from a principle of obligation,...
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