Jesus reaches beyond his own people in the Gospel for August 17, Matthew 15.21-28. He first refuses and then frees a Gentile woman’s daughter of a demon and opens a future for the child. Our own southern borders galvanize hostilities in some and empathy in others. Several of our Sisters of St Joseph are at the border working with the children seeking entry to our country. For a firsthand account, read their blogs from the borders.
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