“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,” says Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel, while the Letter to the Hebrews reminds us that “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen,” even for all who, like Abraham and Sarah, “died in faith” well before that hope was fully realized in Christ. 

“I thank you in the name of all Christians. In this way you are affirming that you reject death and violence in the name of God.”

U.S. Muslims have the second-highest level of education among major religious groups in the country; Jews have the highest. And a greater proportion of them have college degrees than the general U.S. population.