"The Globalization of Indifference"

I was not going to do a post this early in the week, but Sunday's sermon at church changed my mind.  Our visiting priest at St. John the Evangelist in Wellesley, MA, Father J. Brian Hehir, read a letter written by Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston.  (This letter was read at Mass by all priests in the diocese.)

The letter was inspired by recent events; the Muslim travel ban, and Pope Francis' warning against the "globalization of indifference".  The letter was inspiring, in that it urged everyone to welcome immigrants, to appreciate their contributions to our society, and to have compassion for their plight.  It made me proud to be Catholic.

Years before he was a cardinal, O'Malley was a Franciscan priest - you may know them by their  unique garb - a simple brown tunic and sandals.  They often work with the poorest of the poor.  Cardinal O'Malley worked with undocumented people, so-called "illegals", in the Washington, DC area.  They were escaping persecution, and were mostly from Central America.  This experience gave O'Malley a unique perspective on the current travel ban.