Don't miss this important address by Archbishop José H. Gomez in the Vatican’s official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano on the need to consider America's renewal.
Archbishop Gomez on the need to consider America's renewal
Immigration and the ‘Next America’
perspectives from our history
The following is an adapted address given by the Archbishop of Los Angeles at the Napa Institute on 28 July 2011.
Our political debate about immigration in America frustrates me. Often I think we are just talking around the edges of the real issues. Both sides of this argument are inspired by a beautiful, patriotic idea of America’s history and values. But lately I’ve been starting to wonder: What America are we really talking about?
America is changing and it has been changing for a long time. The forces of globalization are changing our economy and forcing us to rethink the scope and purpose of our government. Threats from outside enemies are changing our sense of national sovereignty. America is changing on the inside, too. [more]
