Perspective: To be Filipino American Catholic means to wrestle with a complex, oppressive history, knowing your faith sustains you. It also can mean to walk away from practicing a faith that was shared so aggressively.

POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and