The Importance of Bishop Budde’s Comments to Trump: A Reminder Americans Don’t Support Trump’s Cruelty and Chaos

The Importance of Bishop Budde’s Comments to Trump: A Reminder Americans Don’t Support Trump’s Cruelty and Chaos

Editorial credit: Ms Jane Campbell / shutterstock.com  Washington, DC — Using his nativist lies of “invasion” as justification for his extreme policies, Trump announced today that he is deploying troops to the border. Yet, just yesterday, during a service at the National Cathedral, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde, issued a direct plea […]

Resisting the Evils of MAGAISM The Bishop Who Stood Up to Trump

Resisting the Evils of MAGAISM The Bishop Who Stood Up to Trump

By Dr. Ron Daniels | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com  In the spirit of resistance and transformation which I have been repeatedly advocating, it was so refreshing, gratifying even, to witness Mariann Budde, the first female Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., speak truth to power at the interfaith inauguration prayer service at […]

Catholic Cardinals Play a key Role in Secular Politics as well as the Catholic Church–and the Importance of Pope Francis’ Choice to Head the Church in DC

Catholic Cardinals Play a key Role in Secular Politics as well as the Catholic Church–and the Importance of Pope Francis’ Choice to Head the Church in DC

By Joanne M. Pierce, THE CONVERSATION  Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, to head the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. The move has led to concerns among some Catholics about how he might interact with the new administration, especially since Trump has announced plans to appoint Brian Burch, the […]