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“Peace be with you.”

these were the first words to the Catholic community & the entire world from Pope Leo XIV. at a time when so many world leaders, including the United States, call for aggression & conflict in targeting migrants, the poor, their neighbors & other marginalized groups, we need leadership – especially perhaps spiritual leadership – who are willing to stand courageously in the truth of love & speak with clarity countering the narrative of fear, indifference, violence & hate.

to see, Pope Leo XIV, who seems to carry the same spirit of openness, grace & compassion that Pope Francis embodied, choose the name Leo XIV as a nod to Leo XIII who wrote the encyclical inviting & prioritizing Catholic Social Justice teaching is incredibly encouraging. to see the College of Cardinals, by & large a conservative slow moving (in regards to progress) body choose a US born, world traveled pope in Pope Leo XIV who centers the poor, the migrant, the marginalized, seems like a strategic rebuff to the current trend towards authoritarianism & kleptocracy we are seeing in the US & elsewhere.

grateful & hopeful for Pope Leo XIV’s voice at this time. may he be blessed & protected.

may all hearts open to love, may we all drum up the courage to stand & speak for love, truth, equity, justice, & peace in this time.

~j

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