Let us not forget that we all have mistakes for which we need forgiveness and wounds requiring healing. May we all be healed, so that we can bring healing, forgiven so that we can bring forgiveness, reborn so that we can bring rebirth. #Venice

We all have received the great gift of being beloved children of God. We are called to fulfill the Lord's dream: to bear witness to and live His joy. There is nothing more beautiful.

Faith is born of the compassionate gaze with which God looks upon us. It softens the hardness of our hearts, heals our wounds, and gives us new eyes to gaze upon ourselves, others, and every situation we experience, even the most painful.

Must-read piece about migration, faith & action by Bishop Mark J. Seitz. 'We need people “betwixt and between” who can serve as spiritual ambassadors of dialogue and encounter, who can discern more durable and just solutions, ways to put love into practice.'
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While USA employers continue to struggle with filling more than 9 million open jobs & communities look to immigration as solution, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso emphasized it is these much needed immigrant workers who are most vulnerable members of workforce.

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For #welcomewednesday , Bishop Mark J. Seitz discusses the importance of providing legal services for migrants The Catholic Diocese of El Paso

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of The Catholic Diocese of El Paso has long supported efforts to care for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and recently said officials in his state of Texas are militarizing the border and criminalizing migrants. tinyurl.com/ycxbh7rz

🎥VIDEO | At the General Audience, Pope Francis spoke about the upcoming 10th anniversary of Saint John Paul II's canonization next Saturday, urging us to honor his legacy and 'Promote life,' while seeking his intercession for world peace.

If we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, He will revive the theological virtues within us. If we have lost trust, God will reopen us to faith. If we are discouraged, God will reawaken hope within us. If our heart is hardened, God will soften it with His love. #GeneralAudience

Pride is a potent poison: a single drop is enough to spoil an entire life filled with goodness. A person may have performed a mountain of good deeds, but if we did them only to exalt ourselves, then we cannot call ourselves virtuous.

El presidente del Comité de Migración de los Obispos de EE.UU., Bishop Mark J. Seitz, destacó la importancia de los inmigrantes en la fuerza laboral y reafirmó la cercanía de la Iglesia Católica. aciprensa.com/noticias/10403…

Pope Francis at General Audience: “People without temperance are always unreliable. In a world where many people boast about saying what they think, the temperate person instead prefers to think about what they say.” vatican.va/content/france…

Obispo de Estados Unidos enaltece el trabajo de los #inmigrantes Bishop Mark J. Seitz

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James Martin, SJ Bishop Mark J. Seitz My heart wells up with compassion and a desire to assist in all ways that I can.

Bishop Mark J. Seitz 'Without their contributions, American communities would grind to a standstill. Not only are they working in some of the most arduous conditions but frequently with limited legal protections, and they are more susceptible to human trafficking and other forms of exploitation.'

A letter of support for improved access to legal employment authorization for those with pending asylum claims from Bishop Mark J. Seitz to Congress: usccb.org/resources/uscc…

'While we need to be engaged in the fight for immigration reform through federal advocacy, that's not sufficient. We need to ensure that the church is actually engaged in building up God's reign by enacting justice & mercy.'
Bishop Mark J. Seitz in America Magazine americamagazine.org/faith/2024/04/…

Ver a los migrantes con otra mirada... Ver a la frontera con la mirada de los migrantes... @bishopseitz, como siempre impecable, lástima que en @diocesiscdj haya gente como el vocero de esa diócesis, Hayen Cuarón, que vive de atacar a los migrantes...
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'Immigrant workers are integral to the life of our nation. They tend our fields, maintain our roads, and staff our hospitals. Through these and other acts, they labor for us all.' - Bishop Mark J. Seitz usccb.org/news/2024/amid…

Pope Francis: “I am following with prayer and worry the situation in Israel after Iran’s attack. I make a heartfelt appeal to stop any action that could fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict.” #Israel #IranAttack