May 9, 2023

Oblate Father Kevin Collins, pastor of St. Eugene de Mazenod Parish, places his hand onto his forehead in prayer with migrants at the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless, after a deadly incident where a car ran into pedestrians at a bus stop nearby in Brownsville, Texas, May 7, 2023. (OSV News photo/Miguel Roberts, Reuters)

Flores: Brownsville crash indicative of ‘corrosive tendency’ to devalue human life

A vehicle crashed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said.
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crowd of protesters with raised fists

On Protest

Reflect Jesus was a radical who engaged in public protest in an effort to reform the Judaism of his time. He spoke out on behalf of the poor, the migrant, the outsider, encouraging us all to embrace the marginalized. His ...
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The Sound of God’s Own Voice

Somewhere inside that little bundle of baby was the magnitude and amplitude of God’s own voice.
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Statue of St. Francis on the campus of San Diego University

The Franciscan School of Theology: Presence at a Distance

A Franciscan education offers a unique, Christ-centered viewpoint into Catholicism. Franciscan spirituality is faithful to the gospel and the Church, rooted in prayer, contemplation, and most importantly, service.
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