Most Rev. William Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore Office of the Archbishop 320 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Re: Palestine in 2026 There is a moment from the life of Saint Oscar Romero, a transcendent and historically through-and-through moment, a beautiful… Read More
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More on Our Exchange with Archbishop Lori
First, I came across this passage from Edward Schillebeeckx in his Jesus: An Experiment in Christology: “If God wills universal salvation, as Jesus preaches when he puts across the message of God’s lordship – if therefore God is love, creative… Read More
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Exchange with Archbishop Lori
Below is an e-mail that we wrote intended for Archbishop Lori. After six weeks of witnessing in front of The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, where Archbishop Lori also serves as pastor, we received a response from Archbishop Lori. The… Read More
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Catholic Social Teaching and Gaza
On Wednesday, June 11, I spoke briefly to Archbishop Lori after a Mass celebrating the work of Catholic Relief Services and other aid organizations. Archbishop Lori gave a thoughtful homily critical of the administration’s international aid cuts and its mass… Read More
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Reflecting on Trip to Palestine (3)
On November 21, 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. On the same day, the Chambe issued arrest warrants for Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, commonly… Read More
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Reflecting on Trip to Palestine (2)
I begin with what I should have included in the first post: “In this task of teaching peace, there is a particularly urgent need to lead individuals and peoples to respect the international order and to respect… Read More
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Reflecting on Trip to Palestine
I (Jeff Ross) traveled to Palestine last month. I was in East Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Nablus. I had the opportunity to speak with Palestinians about life under occupation and the war in Gaza. I would like to talk through some… Read More