An interview with Miguel Blancarte Jr., a graduate of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, Ill., and now the director of Covid-19 Response and Community Outreach at Esperanza Health Centers.

The miracle is to believe that for those, like Ignatius, who believe in God and trust in God’s care and providence, there is no accident, no tragedy or failure that they cannot overcome.

Discovering that a pivotal figure like Esther, who saves her people from death, also happens to be childless, can help us understand that childlessness in Scripture cannot be understood only as a curse.

Let us add direction and purpose to our resolve, and let us give ourselves some magis-inspired goals.

The divisions in our country are deep on issues like racism and economic inequality, as well as on education, cultural values and lifestyles. Likewise, our church is divided. What are communicators to do in the face of these divisions?

Humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message.