PATRIOTIC CATHOLICISM
“History is what holds us together as one nation,” writes Archbishop José H. Gomez, President of the USCCB. “How we remember our past shapes how we understand where we are at in the present, and helps define our meaning and purpose as a people.” To help salve current divisions, Archbishop Gomez points to Fr. Junípero Serra, a Catholic saint and a “founding father” of America. St. Serra’s feast day is on July 1st.