One effort that transcends party lines is criminal justice reform.
How could someone be a human being and God at the same time? If we think that Jesus did not really suffer emotionally, physically and even spiritually on the cross, we may be less likely to turn to him in our own struggles.
It is no coincidence that this commission coincided with the start of the Lenten season.
The problems with for-profit prisons are well documented.
Having the witness of survivors on the Vatican abuse commission is essential.
As we drape the church in purple, we sharpen the will.
Recent attacks on civilians in Nigeria renew a grisly debate: Is Boko Haram the world’s deadliest terrorist group or should ISIS bear that odious distinction? Though it received relatively little press attention, in 2014 Boko Haram managed to kill far more people in its various rampages than I