"After encountering Jesus in his poverty of spirit, his meekness and simplicity of heart, his hunger and thirst for justice, which unlocks mercy and peace as powers of transformation and reconciliation, those who would distance themselves from all this seem bland and dull." #PopeLeoXIV

"God loves you. Never doubt this despite whatever may happen to you in life. At every moment, you are infinitely loved." #PopeFrancis

"Citizens stood for justice, their voices ringing through the night. And there were bloody footprints where mercy should have stood...We'll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst." #BruceSpringsteen #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/culture/bruc...

"Do to us what you will and we will still love you. We will meet your physical force with soul force." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

Amen. #BadBunny #PrayForAmerica

"So don’t ask me to wave a flag today unless it is the flag of peace. Don’t ask me to sing an anthem unless it is a song of peace. Don’t ask me to take sides unless it is the side of peace." #IrwinKeller #PrayForAmerica #PrayForPeace #StandForPeace

“Let’s talk about what Jesus said: Welcome the stranger. End of story. Case one. Drop the mic. And he didn’t say it to individuals — he said it to the nations.” #RevWilliamBarber #LiveTheGospel #WelcomeTheStranger #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/06/r...

"The peace that you preach with words must live even more abundantly in your hearts. Do not provoke others to anger or cause scandal. Instead, let your gentleness draw all people to peace, goodwill, and harmony." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"A profound sense of being hunted.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners (2015)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForAmerica

"As many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food." #AbolishICE #Maine #Massachusetts #PrayForAmerica www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...

"The earth will rest, justice will prevail, the poor will rejoice, and peace will return once we no longer act as predators but as pilgrims (6-7-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

"The impulse to accuse is a sign of immaturity, not insight." #LiveTheGospel #BeHumble www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

"We're not here to cause trouble. We're here so that people will love each other." #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble

"This is the new reality of immigration enforcement: an invisible infrastructure of surveillance technologies — assembled quietly, without meaningful oversight or public debate. This is unacceptable. This is dangerous. This is authoritarianism." #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/07/o...

“True peace begins with the recognition and protection of the God-given dignity of every person." #PopeLeoXIV www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

"The illusion of being powerful, of being as great as God, even of being God himself, leads to a whole series of errors, a chain of death, even to the spilling of a brother's blood!" #PopeFrancis

"It's only a matter of time before we see a child die." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/catholi...

"There is more power in socially organized masses on the march than there is in guns in the hands of a few desperate men." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

“The man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.” #PopeFrancis #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #RebuildMyChurch religionnews.com/2026/02/04/8...

"Others have you in their power now; they torture and frighten you, hound you from pillar to post. But the inner law of freedom sings that no death can kill us; life is eternal." #AlfredDelp

"Lord, teach us to recognize your face in every suffering child. May their vulnerability awaken our compassion, and move us to care, accompany, and love with concrete gestures of solidarity. Amen.” #PopeLeoXIV #PrayTogether www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

"Money must serve, not rule." #PopeFrancis

"Though we are not all called to be martyrs, we are all called to be witnesses. If you are a person of faith, it is more important than ever to view politics through the lens of that faith, and not the other way around." #BishopTyson #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/04/n...

"If through one man's life there is a little more love and kindness, a little more light and truth in the world, then he will not have lived in vain." #AlfredDelp

"For my part, I possess royal dignity and special nobility in that I follow the Lord, who was rich but became poor for my sake." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"The United States is in crisis." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/anti...

"The only crime with which I am charged is that I teach the religion of the true God and do not worship idols. It is indeed glorious to suffer death for such a crime." #SaintJohndeBritto #Martyr #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #RebuildMyChurch

"We must commit to the holy work of seeing, naming and refusing to look away." #PrayForAmerica #ResistInjustice www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"We are men locked in a death struggle against man's inhumanity to man...And this struggle itself gives meaning to our life and ennobles our dying." #CesarChavez #PrayForAmerica

"Jesus explained with great simplicity what it means to be holy when he gave us the Beatitudes...So if anyone asks: 'What must one do to be a good Christian?', the answer is clear. We must do, each in our own way, what Jesus told us to do in the Sermon on the Mount." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel

"With pure hearts and clear minds, seek peace always — as a gift, a covenant and a promise (1-31-26)." #PopeLeoXIV #Peace

"Do not be afraid of holiness." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #LoveEachOther

"If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started. They get started by suppressing free press.” #JohnMcCain

"There are three elements to my faith. It is God, myself, and my brother." #CesarChavez #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

“As long as we live, they too will live; for they are now part of us as we remember them.” #LilyJean #GloucesterMA #GloucesterStrong #PrayTogether www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“No. I will not get out of the car.” #PrayForAmerica www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

“Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed — and no republic can survive...And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment, the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution." #JFK #FirstAmendment #PrayForAmerica

"Unless we stay focused, it may soon be too late." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The pain is great, but very endurable, because He who lays the burden also carries it." #MaryWard

"Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." #MLK #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“The federal government and ICE responded by — in the middle of the night — removing all the ICE detainees and sending them out of state...It’s worse than it’s being reported.” #AbolishICE #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...

"Somehow, the guys in power have to be reached by counter-power, or through a change in their hearts and minds, or change will not come." #CesarChavez #ResistViolence #PrayForAmerica

"We call on all people of conscience to work together for a society in which every person can walk their streets without fear, and with the knowledge that they are seen, valued, and protected." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/dc-fait...

"We must work to protect human dignity and, when we are unable to protect that dignity, we must acknowledge the sin and crime of denying dignity, of killing innocents, of abducting children." #ArchbishopEtienne #PrayForAmerica

"O soldiers of Christ, be strong in your sound faith and spiritual weapons because we approach the borders of hell. Be watchful, therefore, and be brave!" #SaintBrendan

“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” #Resist #ResistViolence #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/o...

"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor." #GinettaSagan

"Your identification with Christ and his will involves a commitment to build with him [a] kingdom of love, justice, and universal peace...You cannot grow in holiness without committing yourself, body and soul, to giving your best to this endeavor." #PopeFrancis

"What is at stake is the soul of our nation." #Resist #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/01/28/t...