As the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill made its way toward congressional approval last month, U.S. Catholic bishops signed their names to not one but two letters to senators on the same day, both airing misgivings. The existence of dueling letters, church observers say, offered a rare public glimpse of a rift that's been years in the making.

Their ministry includes outreach across the reservation and as assisting migrants in their Pima County community, which received over half a million asylum seekers from 2019 to 2024.

An educator and advocate for peace, Phi is committed to confronting discrimination head-on and building bridges among marginalized communities, particularly those of foreign nationals.