This week, our country has the historic honor of welcoming Pope Francis to the United States for the first time. While millions of Americans are expected to welcome Pope Francis with fanfare, his visit also calls for a time of deep reflection on our nation’s obligations and priorities.
As an American and a Catholic, I believe, fundamentally, in our individual and shared responsibility to create a better and more just society and world. “Any seeker of a higher truth or of God,” Thomas Aquinas wrote, “must eventually and inevitably come back to the idea of community.” Each and every one of us is endowed with a sacred responsibility to advance the common good we share.
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