Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti call us to encounter the other

This May we celebrate the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis' Encyclical Letter: “Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home,” and were introduced about seven months ago to his new Encyclical Letter, “Fratelli Tutti: on Fraternity and Social Friendship.” With these in the background as a mirror, one is left to ponder what light is reflected on the issues that seem to be dominating the air waves.
We are hearing a lot of news now about asylum seekers, especially children, who are involved in the crisis at the U.S. border; brutal attacks on Asian Americans; random acts of gun violence leading to many deaths. The encyclicals I mentioned give us some assistance amidst these crises and the ongoing pandemic.

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