Tag: Immigration

Malta: A Key-Place for the Art of Welcoming

It has been of immense joy that we Maltese, from April 2-3, 2022, joyfully welcomed Pope Francis on our Islands of Malta and Gozo. Pope Francis was the third Roman Pontiff who visited us, after of course the two visits of St John Paul II and Pope...

A Valuable Insight on Immigration

Sometimes insights come in unexpected ways and from unlikely sources. One such insight recently came from Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, on Tucker Carlsonโ€™s TV show, when he offered his thoughts on the present surge of illegal immigrants...

Our World is Getting Smaller

We have all read about situations like the coronavirus in science fiction novels but now, in 2020, it is actually happening.ย I saw pictures of airports like O’Hare in Chicago where hundreds of travelers were standing around trying to figure...

The Nearsighted Shepherd, Part 3

A Guide to Improving Shepherding Part 1 showed how the Bishopsโ€™ championing of Muslim migration and support of the foes of American democracy advance Political Correctness more than Gospel. Part 2 demonstrated that their...

The Nearsighted Shepherd- Part 2

Part I of this essay introduced the fable of the Nearsighted Shepherd and likened his situation to that of the Catholic Bishops (USCCB) whose attention has inexplicably wandered from tending their own flocks to tending Muslim...

The Nearsighted Shepherd

A Cautionary Fable Once upon a time, there was a nearsighted shepherd who mistook another flock for his own and began tending them. That flockโ€™s shepherd at first felt offended, but then realized that if the other shepherd did his work, he...

Democrats, Abortion, and Karma

Republicans have argued that the southern border is in a state of crisis and the situation is hurting Americans (and illegals) in many waysโ€”notably in the flow of illegal drugs and the incidence of crime and homelessness. They also are puzzled as to...

Immigration and the Rise of the European Right

One of the great ironies in European politics today is that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Pope Francis and other immigration proponents have caused European voters to turn to right-wing political parties to express their anxieties and anger over...