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First Do No Harm – Counting the Cost of Governmental Negligence
How long would it take to name all the people whose lives have been devastated by USAID cuts? The abrupt termination of humanitarian assistance provided by Catholic Relief Services and other aid organizations ignored the first rule of reform: Don’t make things worse. Join me in trying to count the names....
Tom Faletti
Dec 76 min read
Have a Yes Mindset: Let Your Default Setting Be to Say Yes to the Good
I was blessed with wonderful parents whose default position was to say Yes if they could. Jesus modeled the Yes mindset. Those who refuse to provide SNAP benefits for the hungry show a No mindset. We all have to decide whether we approach life with a Yes mindset or a No mindset, and for whose benefit we are most likely to say Yes.
Tom Faletti
Nov 96 min read
We Are Called to Cultivate and Care for the Earth and Its People
Evangelical and Catholic Christians all over the world, except for some in the United States, know that climate change is real and are working to reverse the damage to our planet and address the ways it disrupts and devastates so many lives. At a conference, Pope Leo said: God will ask us if we cultivated and cared for the world and took care of our brothers and sisters. In the Bible, God commands us to do both. Do we?
Tom Faletti
Oct 26 min read
Welcoming Immigrants is Not Political, It’s Christian
People who oppose immigration accuse Christians of being “political.” Their argument is with God, not with us. Jesus told us to “welcome the stranger.” We are just following his teachings. National Migration Week is a good time to recall that Catholics have celebrated World Day for Migrants and Refugees for 111 years and Christians have supported migrants from the earliest days of the faith. It's not new, and it's not political.
Tom Faletti
Sep 225 min read
Do We Really Want to Do the Right Thing?
In the Beatitudes, Jesus challenges us to hunger for righteousness – to have a deep desire to do what is right. But how do we know we have the right goals and are pursuing them in the right ways?
Tom Faletti
Aug 85 min read
As You Look at the Media, See with New Eyes
Jesus calls us to a different set of values than we see from many star performers and political and business leaders. Christians are called to live in God’s realm, even as we also live in the world. (Matthew 5:1-12)
Tom Faletti
Jul 314 min read
Courage, Grace, and Diversity: Black Role Models for All People
Black people have provided lessons in fortitude, character, and excellence that all Americans can benefit from. Attacks on diversity and inclusion discourage access to these stories. Here are some of the role models we can learn from, including Diane Nash and Medgar Evers.
Tom Faletti
Jul 237 min read
When Politics Makes You Anxious About the Future
Joseph and Jesus offer insights on how to deal with political uncertainties.
Tom Faletti
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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