Waterloo Catholics

06/01/2026

EVENING EXAMEN FOR MONDAY

God, come to my assistance.
Lord, make haste to help me.

> Take a few moments to reflect on this day:
• Where did you find Christ's presence in your personal thoughts and feelings today?
• Did you have experiences today in which God's presence, love and mercy were missing?
• For what are you most grateful today?
• What do you most regret today?

> Give thanks for this day and its many blessings.
> Ask for the grace to be more aware of God's presence and to become a better agent of God's love and mercy.

Pray these words from Mary's Magnificat:
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
From this day all generations will call me blessed;
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.

Protect us Lord while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep that we may keep watch with Christ and rest in peace.

+ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit....
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The Examen is a traditional devotional practice popularized by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Our Evening Examen is adapted for individuals living busy lives in the modern world.
> Find out more about the Examen here:
http://waterloocatholics.org/daily-examen
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EVENING COMPLINE
Compline is the final prayer of the day in the Church’s “Liturgy of the Hours”. It marks the close of the day and welcomes the quiet of nighttime by praising the Divine Source of light and life.
> Trinity Church in New York offers a daily virtual Candlelight Compline service at 7:00pm. at
https://www.facebook.com/trinityretreatcenter

06/01/2026

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TODAY'S IMMIGRATION NEWS

…U.S. cuts embassies in Africa that can process visa applications by more than half (Associated Press)
https://bit.ly/4fR6Jd5
…Homeland Security downplays impact of new green card rules (ABC News)
https://bit.ly/4ed4ek9
…Washington protesters convicted of conspiracy to impede ICE (Mother Jones)
https://bit.ly/4dXntNl
> the federal government’s no-holds-barred effort to end ICE protests (The New Republic)
https://bit.ly/43FNFqZ
…ICE considers selling warehouses it bought for mass detention centers (NBC News)
https://bit.ly/438vBFS
…investigation: frequent transfers cause detainees to vanish (The Marshall Project)
https://bit.ly/49wHnNP
…White House webpage “They Walk Among Us” uses aliens theme to support mass deportations (Just Security)
https://bit.ly/4uEjOel
…reports: children detained by ICE “treated like criminals” (CBS News)
https://bit.ly/4vnQLvD
…U.S. squeezes immigrants by cutting off jobs, healthcare and housing (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/49yfqoQ
…birthright citizenship predates the 14th Amendment (History News Network)
https://bit.ly/4nUbjt6
…Q&A/Nayna Gupta--standoff in New Jersey takes a darker turn (The New Republic/podcast)
https://bit.ly/4nWBJKE
…a new framework for immigration enforcement (American Immigration Council)
https://bit.ly/4uKLr5K
• Commentary
…Paul Krugman—immigration crackdown is motivated by racism and sa**sm (author’s post)
https://bit.ly/4dJ5yew
…Bridget Moix—Congress must choose between human dignity and more funding for ICE (Religion News Service)
https://bit.ly/4vmirB4
…John Harris—who’s going to admit that immigration is the answer to a falling birthrate? (The Guardian)
https://bit.ly/49xBAYi
…Charles Kuck—adjustment of status is not discretionary or extraordinary relief (Deseret News)
https://bit.ly/3RGpqGw

Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.

06/01/2026

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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Today’s Perspectives and Commentary
[*access may be limited and require registration or subscription]

PERSPECTIVES/The Church
…how Pope Paul VI answered traditionalists’ critique (Bill Murphy)
https://bit.ly/49taRw8
• Commentary
…Sebastian Gomes—AI encyclical is pope’s best synodal action so far (*America)
https://bit.ly/4vjBEmR

PERSPECTIVES/The Church and the World
…Knights of Peter Claver welcome pope’s apology for slavery (OSV News)
https://bit.ly/433mciR
…U.S. bishops’ 250th anniversary prayer services highlights migration, displacement and slavery (EWTN News)
https://bit.ly/4dRbQc9
• Commentary
…Christopher Hale—AI can’t simulate the love revealed in the Trinity (author’s post)
https://bit.ly/3RJweDc
…Massimo Faggioli—Pope Leo’s idea of synodality is distinct from Francis’ (*Commonweal)
https://bit.ly/4vfAYyS
…Bill Murphy—Pope Leo presents a dynamic understanding of Catholic social teaching (author’s post)
https://bit.ly/4u8h1sW
> which is not one accepted by conservative American Catholics

PERSPECTIVES/The Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis
…U.S. bishops’ reports shows 1,000 abuse accusations in 2025 (OSV News)
https://bit.ly/4dMQQle
…report faults Notre Dame officials for not taking action against retired priest at Holy Cross College (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/438ydU4
…Texas court finds priest guilty of abusing women (OSV News)
https://bit.ly/4vGXnWj

PERSPECTIVES/Spirituality
• Commentary
…Fr. Ronald Rolheiser—inviting each other to be our better selves (author’s post)
https://ronrolheiser.com/inviting-each-other-to-our-better-selves/

PERSPECTIVE/Religion in Society
…the number of “Nones” is dropping—Americans are finding religion (Graphs About Religion)
https://bit.ly/49AIrjM
…what social issues American churchgoers hear from the pulpit (Pew Research Center)
https://bit.ly/43zDNyX
…new 250th anniversary series examines relationship between Christianity and democracy (Baptist News Global)
https://bit.ly/4dXtNo3

PERSPECTIVES/Race, Civil Rights and Social Justice
…America struggles to be honest about racial inequality (The Christian Science Monitor)
https://bit.ly/4vqCzCg

PERSPECTIVES/International Issues and National Defense
…controversial U.S. boat strikes have killed over 200 people (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/4fQtMET
• Commentary
…Allison McManus et.al.--$1.7 trillion budget won’t make America safer (Center for American Progress)
https://bit.ly/4x3HwSO

PERSPECTIVES/Politics and Elections
…White House will scrap controversial slush fund (The Hill)
https://bit.ly/4dXtr0H
…who’s leading among Democratic candidates for president? (The Washington Post)
https://bit.ly/4o0zJBj
…historians doubt the accuracy of iconic painting of George Washington at prayer (NPR)
https://bit.ly/4x37ZjK
…what you need to know--a guide to redistricting (Ballotpedia)
https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting
• Commentary
…Mordecai Kutz—how “survival of the fittest” creates the death of democracy (Big Think)
https://bigthink.com/books/private-power-and-democracys-decline/
…Tad DeHaven—government by deal leads to corruption by design (Cato Institute)
https://www.cato.org/blog/corruption-equity-stake?
…David French—the fire of stupidity can’t be contained (The New York Times)
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/31/the-fire-of-stupidity-cannot-be-contained/
…Q&A/Nicole Hemmer—continuing Epstein leaks are splintering the MAGA base (The New Republic/podcast transcript)
https://bit.ly/4x7AlJI

PERSPECTIVE/Crime and Courts
…how Trump administration reversed the crackdown on gun trafficking (ProPublica)
https://bit.ly/4xhJyiC
…Thurgood Marshall foresaw the threat to civil rights now unfolding (Liberal Currents)
https://bit.ly/4a3V2Mu

PERSPECTIVES/Public Policy and Budget
…how DOGE cuts have hollowed out the federal government (The Washington Post)
https://bit.ly/4uPL362
> how MAGA-aligned business is benefiting from the new arrangement (The American Prospect)
https://bit.ly/4wYbacp
> this is what happens when you defund Ebola prevention (Vox)
https://bit.ly/4x1vYzH

PERSPECTIVES/The Economy and Labor
…consumer sentiment is the lowest it’s ever been (Wealth of Common Sense)
https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2026/05/the-lowest-consumer-sentiment-ever/
…workers’ share of gross domestic income at lowest level on record (The Wall Street Journal)
https://bit.ly/4u94Ufg
…corporations avoided $40 billion in taxes using off-shore tax loopholes (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/4vhbrW0
…why the average Walmart worker makes less than entry-level Costco workers (Justin Kuiper)
https://bit.ly/3PvPjZ1

PERSPECTIVES/Agriculture and Rural Life
• Commentary
…Kathleen Parker—new ag bill would override state efforts to outlaw cruelty to farm animals (The Washington Post)
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/29/congress-has-a-cruelty-problem/

PERSPECTIVES/Nature and the Environment
• Commentary
…Bill McKibben—administration does not want Americans to know the facts (author’s post)
https://bit.ly/3Qa1drH

PERSPECTIVES/History and Philosophy
…class struggle was a crucial part of the American revolution (Jacobin)
https://bit.ly/4dR2agb

PERSPECTIVES/Art, Music and Literature
…independent bookstores are growing faster than ever (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://bit.ly/4vq3AFV

PERSPECTIVES/Media
…Harper’s June Index (Harper’s Magazine)
https://harpers.org/harpers-index/
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The U.S. Catholic bishops' 2025 child protection report reveals a slight rise in abuse allegations exceeding 1,000 cases, alongside a dramatic 69 percent surge in settlement payouts.

06/01/2026

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Trending Today in a World at War

MIDDLE EAST
• live updates (BBC)
www.bbc.com/news/world/middle_east
https://bit.ly/4uuVED1
• Latest Developments
…Iran suspends peace talks over Lebanon strikes (The Guardian)
https://bit.ly/49v58Wz
…Iran, U.S. trade strikes—ceasefire agreement remains illusive (The Washington Post)
https://bit.ly/4u4opFP
…Israel seizes Crusader castle in expansive invasion of Lebanon (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/4u70mWw
• Related
…Israeli attacks on Lebanon are sabotaging hopes for peace (Common Dreams)
https://bit.ly/4fkkGQK
…damage to U.S. sites from Iranian attacks worse than reported (BBC)
https://bit.ly/4fkAZgh
• Context
…three ways the U.S. is losing the war (The New York Times)
https://bit.ly/4x2Wf0i

UKRAINE
• latest developments (Deutsche Welle)
https://bit.ly/4s1xXk8
…interactive map (Institute for the Study of War)
https://bit.ly/4bxirVv
…Ukrainian drones hit refinery deep inside Russia (Radio Free Europe)
https://bit.ly/4o40KDR

Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says ‘going silent’ on negotiations ‘would be very good’

06/01/2026

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Trending Today in the Church and in the World

HEADLINES
…civil rights agency is dismantling tools to fight discrimination (NPR)
https://bit.ly/4dJKkND
…officials: cost of AI may arrive sooner than benefits (Axios)
https://bit.ly/4uJAeCt
…what’s happening to America is the biggest shock since World War II (Axios)
https://bit.ly/4e1UpnZ

FROM THE VATICAN
…pope says the Trinity gives peace to restless hearts (Vatican News)
https://bit.ly/3RG1jru
> repeats call for peace at Sunday Angelus (Vatican News)
https://bit.ly/4o1Qz2M
> text of the pope’s Sunday Angelus (Official Vatican)
https://bit.ly/3QeGxPd
…says peace is possible, even in times of conflict (Vatican News)
https://bit.ly/4o4qwYK

THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL “MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS”
…pope urges world to “dis-arm” AI in new encyclical (Catholic News Service)
https://bit.ly/4dxGuqF
> text of the encyclical (Official Vatican)
https://bit.ly/3PMXYpP
> overview of the encyclical (Official Vatican)
https://bit.ly/3Rw2NVd
> official summary (Official Vatican)
https://bit.ly/3RyHS3I
> video introducing the encyclical (Official Vatican)
https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica-humanitas.html
> 15 quotes (EWTN News)
https://bit.ly/4a2eSYv
• Analysis
…cardinal calls encyclical profoundly synodal (Vatican News)
https://bit.ly/4wXnyJL
• Commentary
…Antonio Spadaro SJ—the question of AI is a spiritual question with technical implications IGlobal Catholic)
https://bit.ly/4uFnTPt
…James Martin SJ—why should anyone listen to the pope about AI? (*America)
https://bit.ly/43MyqfP
…Elizabeth Bruenig—the pope understands the limits of AI (The Atlantic)
https://bit.ly/49pTA6X
…Berit Guidotti—encyclical is also about empire (U.S. Catholic)
https://bit.ly/4dSf1Ph
…Michael Sean Winters—will the church listen to Pope Leo’s teaching? (National Catholic Reporter)
https://bit.ly/4u8h1sW

AROUND THE WORLD
…Cambodia—cybercrimes overshadows much wider slavery issue (UCA News)
https://bit.ly/4ffaOrp
…Myanmar—explosion rocks rebel town in Shan state (BBC)
https://bit.ly/49y1oDG
…Vietnam—government will release almost 10,000 prisoners (Channel News Asia)
https://bit.ly/4dKeYXe
…Worldwide—UN: development is stalling among those who need it most (Vatican News)
https://bit.ly/3RYWnhr

FOCUS ON IOWA
…who’s running in Tuesday’s primary elections (IPR)
https://bit.ly/4u5lmwP

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Leo reminds the pilgrims gathered for the Angelus prayer that the life of the Triune God “gives peace ...

06/01/2026

LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES
TO LEARN AND GROW IN YOUR FAITH?

The Catholic Parishes in Waterloo are committed to providing life-long formation, education and spiritual growth opportunities for Catholic adults and young adults.
> See our calendar of local opportunities here:
https://waterloocatholics.org/bulletin-board
> See our “How We Can Help” guide here:
https://waterloocatholics.org/help
> Find resources for Catholic adults on our website here:
https://waterloocatholics.org/information-for-adults

06/01/2026

POPE LEO’s PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE
(Apostleship of Prayer)
Since 1844 the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network (previously called the Apostleship of Prayer) has encouraged Christians to make a daily offering of themselves for the coming of God's Kingdom and for the Holy Father's monthly intentions. This habit of daily prayer encourages solidarity with the Body of Christ and loving service to others.
• This month...pray that sports will be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, promoting respect, solidarity, and personal growth.
> Find this month’s prayer and challenges here:
https://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/
> Find this month’s reflection here:
http://popesprayerusa.net/tag/monthly-reflection/

06/01/2026

INTERIM MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WATERLOO PARISHES

The following is the Mass schedule for the parishes in the Waterloo Pastorate effective July 15, 2026 to January 15, 2027:

SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES
4:00pm -- at Sacred Heart Church
4:30pm -- at Blessed Sacrament Church
SUNDAYS
8:00am -- at St. Edward Church
9:00am -- at Blessed Sacrament Church
10:30am -- at Sacred Heart Church (Burmese)
10:30am -- at St. Edward Church
11:00am -- at Blessed Sacrament Church (Spanish)
4:00pm -- at St. Edward Church
MONDAYS
7:15am -- at St. Edward Church
12:00pm -- at Sacred Heart Church
TUESDAYS
7:15am -- at St. Edward Church
7:00pm -- at Blessed Sacrament Church (Spanish)
WEDNESDAYS
7:15am -- at St. Edward Church
12:00pm -- at Sacred Heart Church
5:30pm -- at Blessed Sacrament Church
THURSDAYS
7:15am -- at Blessed Sacrament Churchj
9:00am -- at St. Edward Church (school Mass)
5:30pm -- at Blessed Sacrament Church
FRIDAYS
7:15am -- at St. Edward Church
12:00pm -- at Sacred Heart Church
FRIDAYS on the first week of the month
7:00pm -- at Blessed Sacrament Church (Spanish)
SATURDAYS on the first week of the month
8:00am -- at Blessed Sacrament Church

06/01/2026

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND CRITICAL HEALTH CARE CHOICES

Have You Thought About What Kind of Care You Want in the Case of an Emergency or at the End of Life?
A Critical Choices Discussion with a member of the Faith Formation Team helps participants consider the type of personal, spiritual and medical care they wish to receive if they are seriously ill and unable to speak for themselves. This one-on-one, private discussion is appropriate for individuals or couples of any age who wish to create Advance Directives. Call the Faith Formation Center to schedule an appointment at 319-233-0498..
> Learn more at:
waterloocatholics.org/critical-choices-workshops
> Learn what Catholics believe about life and death:
http://bit.ly/catholics-believe-life-death

06/01/2026

RISE UP THIS WEEK...

Start your week by asking: How can we rise up to address injustice?
Every Monday, voices from the Ignatian Solidarity Network reflect on injustice through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and the previous Sunday’s readings.
> Read this week's reflection here:
https://ignatiansolidarity.net/rise-up/