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More than 800 congregations have declared themselves sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants, about double the number since Election Day.

We have by now heard a litany of reasons why so many voters chose Donald Trump for president. Without discounting any of these helpful explanations, I would like to suggest another factor that accounts for Trump’s appeal to so many U.S. voters. Trump succeeded, in part, because he tapped into the most dominant thread of American religion. The most powerful religion in America is America itself.

For much of its long history in the U.S., the Catholic Church was known as the champion of the working class, a community of immigrants whose leaders were steadfast in support of organized labor and economic justice – a faith-based agenda that helped provide a path to success for its largely working-class flock.

as the Sacred Scriptures and Constitution are wont to do— the literal text tore a giant, yawning chasm between the poor slob and that infamous, rich guy with the winning temperament...

I hope, in 2017, for a resolution to the glaring conflict that Donald Trump brings with him into the White House.

What if instead of straight line explanations, the election were approached by us as a parable.