Suffering With Joy

A Catholic Analysis of Illegal Immigration

June 9, 2010

No hotter topic incites commentary than illegal immigration. Ever since Arizona passed a recent law upholding federal laws on immigration as it seeks to protect its residents, every talking head and pundit has weighed in on this issue with opinion after opinion while the mainstream media proceeds to favor continued lawbreaking by mainly promoting those comentators who get some kind of advantage from bloviating on the topic.

My primary apostolate since 1997 has been the restoration of the sacred liturgy with the emphasis since 1999 on the restoration of what Pope Benedict dubbed the “Extraordinary Form” in his 2007 motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum.  One of the services I’ve provided gratis all this time is a monthly newsletter on Catholic tradition. Since 2006 it has been hosted by Una Voce Arkansas Ozarks.

Last month the president of the organization tipped me to a statement by Bishop Slattery of Tulsa, Oklahoma on illegal immigration.  The bishop’s writing led me to feature his statement in the newsletter along with my own article, Enabling Illegal Immigration, Cui bono? where I take on certain moral aspects no one else seems to be covering, even the bishops.  Catholics who are praying for the social reign of Christ the King will find a direct application to this need in the article.

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