Simply Spirit - Unlike previous post-synod exhortations, Amoris Laetitia is not an afterthought, but it fails to incorporate the experiences LGBT Catholics who also live deeply loving, holy and committed family lives.

"Peace is God's gift to us, given in Christ, a gift we experience and enjoy now, though not in its completeness."

See for Yourself - "What did you do over the Christmas break?" The question came from a colleague sitting next to me as we made pre-meeting small talk. "Christmas break? You mean Christmas break several months ago?"

People who have fled from wars in Iraq and Syria are among the 1 million refugees who live in camps or other provisional-seeming housing in Jordan. On the surface, life has its daily rhythms that are free from the catastrophes of war; however, they have moved from one difficult situation to another.

Petra Dankova is a passionate advocate for refugees at a time when the world has its highest number of displaced people since the end of World War II. According to the United Nations refugee agency, the number of refugees surpassed 60 million in 2015. Dankova recently completed a period of discernment with the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer and decided to return to Europe to do more refugee work.

Commentary - Supporting a living wage is one of the most effective ways people of faith can uphold the dignity of work. NETWORK and Catholic social justice teaching support an economy that puts people, not profit, at the center, where each person can find a job that provides for his or her family.

As the world is grappling with historic numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from wars and natural disasters, with more than 50 million on the move or in camps, the most prominent global body is responding with renewed rigor.

Notes from the Field - There are so many boxes you are supposed to fit into as a woman, so many unspoken and spoken rules you are expected to follow — so much pressure and so many constant in-your-face messages that you must change to be loved or valuable. Frankly, it is exhausting, and it saddens me greatly.

"Earth is a revelation of God and the sustainer of all life."

Good health is wealth, and so often we take this for granted. We rise each morning and often go through the day mechanically. Yet there are moments and incidents that take place in our life which make us think of how grateful we need to be for the Gift of Life.