Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
In his homily to the College of Cardinals May 10, Pope Leo XIV said he had chosen his name partly because, just as Pope Leo XIII addressed “the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution,” today “the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”
A favorite quote of mine comes from Fred Rogers, the children’s television personality. He shared how his mom would comfort him when he was a frightened child. If news events were scary, she would say, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”