Today’s readings about self-sacrifice can easily be misunderstood as subservience or even self-loathing.
Join A Faith That Does Justice’s Call for a Cease Fire in Israel and Gaza
In his homily at St. Cecilia Church in Boston on Sunday, October 22, 2023, Father Peter called for an end to the violence in Israel and Gaza, and encouraged all Christians – all people! – to take up the mantel of peacekeeping, as we are called to do.
A Faith That Does Justice condemns Hamas’ indiscriminate assault upon Israel and the loss of innocent civilian life. Moreover, while Israel has the right to defend itself from such terror, the pledge of vengeance that will kill more innocent people is also deplorable. History has shown that violence only begets more violence. True peace is achieved when justice is available to all.
A recent editorial in the Boston Business Journal (9-13-23) cited several reasons to let migrants join the workforce in Massachusetts. They are a part of the lifeblood of the Massachusetts economy and good for the state’s business, as they fulfill major workforce needs despite the steep short-term costs in doing so.