I wanted to break my silence today, to post something following the horrific attacks in my own backyard, close to where I live. Let us hold all those impacted by this horror close to our hearts in prayer. These words were spoken by St. John Paul II, during a visit to Rome’s synagogue in 1986: Once again, through myself, the Church, in the words of the well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate (No. 4), “deplores the hatred, persecutions, and displays of anti-Semitism directed... Read more