Commentary: In Trump's regime, Catholics are among the most powerful and deported
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Her brown face, green mantle and forgiving gaze is a mainstay of Southern California: In front yards.As murals.
On decals flashing from car windows and bumpers.Sold at swap meets in the form of T-shirts, ponchos, statues, bags and so much more.Tomorrow, it will be the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and She couldn’t come soon enough.
2025 will go down as one of the best and worst years ever to be a Catholic in the United States.Members of my faith are in positions of power in this country like never before.Vice President JD Vance is a convert.
A majority of the Supreme Court are practicing Catholics.Names of past Catholic diasporas like Kennedy, Bondi, Loeffler and Rubio dot Trump’s Cabinet.
This week, he became the first president to formally recognize the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Catholic holy day celebrating Mary, the mother of Jesus.“For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story,” Trump declared, offering a brief Catholic history of the United States that would’ve made this country’s Puritan forefathers retch.He even shouted out Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day, commending the “steadfast devotion to Mary that originated in the heart of Mexico.”When millions of European immigrants came to the United States in the 19th century only to be scorned by mainstream society, it was the Catholic Church that embraced them, taught that keeping the customs of one’s native lands was not bad and created systems of mutual aid and education for the newcomers that didn’t rely on the government.
It’s the second year in a row where Trump has wrapped himself in the Empress of the Americas.Last year, he shared Her famous image on social media on Sept.
8, when Catholics celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary, with the caption “Happy birthday, Mary!”I wish I could say Guadalupe is changing Trump’s shriveled exc...