The gospel of Luke is sometimes called “the gospel of the Holy Spirit,” and the Holy Spirit is definitely present in today’s gospel passage.

Millions of people continue to live in fear of deportation. We cannot lose sight of their humanity without losing our own.

In this issue: Paulist Associates in Rome —and from Around the World; Reflections on the West Coast Retreat; and more.

This past weekend we celebrated the final Sunday Masses at St. Philip Neri Church in Portland, Oregon, while the parish was under our pastoral care.

We pray for the family of Coach Summitt and for the Univ. of Tennessee community, which we serve at St. John XXIII Univ. Parish.

Last week, Paulist seminarian Paolo Puccini spoke on the encyclical "Laudato Si’" at the Orientale Lumen Conference in Washington, D.C.