On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, Bishop Steven Biegler of Cheyenne, Wyoming published a pastoral letter on migration called “Be a Merciful Neighbor” in response to ICE’s presence and actions in the state of Wyoming. He delivered...
Wyoming bishop’s immigration letter puts faces to mass deportations
Wyoming bishop Steven Biegler joins other bishops responding to mass deportations—and goes one step further, with immigrant testimonies and a call to action for parishes.
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April 2026
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Out of place
Zebra mussels are invasive. Kudzu is invasive. But what about Homo sapiens? In an era of ecological collapse, are humans an invasive species or merely a younger sibling still learning our place in creation?
BY LIUAN HUSKA
Yard work
Americans are obsessed with their lawns. But Catholic social teaching suggests letting our property go wild.
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
Paradise lost and found
Black writers’ reinterpretations of the Garden of Eden offer new ways to think about sin, liberation, and paradise, says this theologian.
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMALL CALLOWAY
Our daily bread
Without attention to those who bear the brunt of climate crises, our theology of food is inadequate.
BY MICHELLE LEWIS
Earth of endless marvels
Let us delight in God’s creation and, in doing so, remember to preserve it.
BY OLIVIA BARDO
“American Catholics come from a pilgrim, immigrant church that has helped forge this great nation. We forget that to our ecclesial and national peril.”
Kevin Clarke
