With St. Francis on our cover, we want to make a call for peace. Peace is always necessary, but it feels especially urgent at this dramatic moment, when each day seems to bring news of yet another conflict. To what Pope Francis once described as a “third world war fought piecemeal,” we would like to respond with an approach grounded in hope and in a secular ethic.
The values championed by the “Poor Man of Assisi” in the thirteenth century – respect, justice, humility, care for the most vulnerable, the dignity of every person, and stewardship of creation – reach beyond religious boundaries and speak directly to our shared way of living.
