Simone Campbell

When I looked at a U.S. map, I realized that I did not know the South. More than that, the South made me nervous. So, I said to myself, if I want to "bridge divides," maybe I should start with the divides within myself.

Two days at the Clinton Global Initiative 2022 highlighted the importance of encounter and action. This is the anchor of hope and the roots of the Gospel in our time.

In this slim first volume of Brother Roger's journals, we find the nourishment to seek unity in our divided world. It is a call to boldness that is desperately needed in these challenging times.

My efforts to connect with those who think differently have taught me that the judgments on both sides build walls of division and rancor. The call of Jesus in the Gospel to love one another is very difficult.

The spiritual idea of a more perfect union is in jeopardy. How we respond to our nation's brokenness is our challenge, and faith leaders are among those most equipped to take up the call to engagement and healing.

This Christmas season, we are called to welcome families fleeing Afghanistan and help them find security in the midst of their dislocation and struggle. We are the called to be the political actors in Matthew's Gospel. This is how we will know that Emmanuel is indeed with us.

Commentary: I had the opportunity to join the 20th anniversary memorial of Balbir Singh Sodhi, a victim of a hate crime killing after Sept. 11. It was at the memorial that I learned of the Sikh commitment to revolutionary love.

Commentary: We are in the midst of a global COVID-19 vaccine apartheid — a catastrophic divide in access to vaccines. By boosting production and removing barriers to an equitable rollout, we can help vaccinate the world.

Commentary: The new administration needs to listen to the lived reality of people around the U.S. It is out of this politics of encounter that we can recover the sense of solidarity and commitment to the common good.

Commentary: Kamala Harris is a great vice presidential nominee for all Catholics who support the priorities of Pope Francis: reducing poverty, protecting the elderly, caring for immigrants, ending racism and more.

Commentary: We need a health care and insurance system where cost doesn't stop people from seeking treatment, especially as our nation tries to get COVID-19 under control.

On Wednesday, a modern battle for religious freedom will reach the highest court in our nation: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments April 25 in Trump v. Hawaii, which addresses the Trump administration’s efforts to bar people from certain countries, most of them majority-Muslim.