I am grateful for weekends, when I can unplug from the big world and focus on the little world around me.

Cultivate the kind of hope that allows you to keep moving forward.

Sadly, many people will support anything as long as they feel they belong.

Even more wild that people are allowed to maintain vacant properties with rampant homelessness.

Nobody has the time and energy for everyone. Prioritizing is important.

As the Supreme Court allows revocation of legal status for 532,000 immigrants, we remember Dr. King's words: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Our faith calls us to welcome strangers and defend the vulnerable. May American citizens stand with their immigrant neighbors.

Anything is hard when you have never practiced it.

Taking a break can be useful. So can limiting your focus to those who appreciate your compassion. You can do this!

No, not just you.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Make sure your representatives know how you feel. 5calls.org

As tensions rise over international student visas, we're reminded that fear can cloud our vision of unity. Like threads in a tapestry, Chinese and American students are interconnected in the persuit of learning. We must encourage our leaders to protect the bonds that make us one human family.

Medicaid isn't expensive because of the recipients, it is expensive because they make a vial of insulin for $2 and sell it to the government for $200. (The other programs are similar.) Those companies use those profits to fund the election of every politician. That's why there is no actual dialogue.

Pope Francis said, "Dogma is not The Word." Anyone who interprets the rules in a way counter to Christ's teachings is missing the point.

Because they ask too little of themselves.

Your light has the best chance of reaching them simply by shining on them in passing. However, they must be ready for the light. If they are ready, no more effort will be needed. If they are not, no amount of effort will help.

It's tragic to see so many people lose their livelihoods for no reason other than gender.

So it's NOT Pope Bob?

Not all of it. That is a distraction, for sure. However, there is also widespread suffering that is very real. We must focus on helping the victims.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Would likely be more effective to yell at your representatives!

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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Don't forget to make your five calls!

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Some decide the politics based on their values; others decide their values based on their politics.

Exactly. It is always better to focus on who you can help.

You're right, it is a spiritual illness shared by a large segment of society.

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - MLK

You're not alone. Even though your country may not be a supportive community, don't give up on trying to find one elsewhere!

I don't think it's that they particularly care about cruelty. Unhappy people by more of the things that they sell. Peace and contentment are bad for business.

Or to simply keep people curious. No adult should be satisfied with a simple answer to a complex problem.

It's up to us, now

One of the greatest challenges is to approach everyone as if their deepest desire is to do good.

Alternatively, perhaps it means we're all special.