Editorials
TB and Poor Nations
Tuberculosis is a disease of the poor that thrives in crowded, unsanitary settings.
Articles
Paranoia in Politics
We made it through the Olympics without it happening. We got through the Democratic National Convention without it. And we’ve survived the Republican convention as well. What is it?
A Catholic Votes for George W. Bush
In 1960, millions of Catholics voted for John F. Kennedy for little reason other than that he was a Catholic. In 2004, millions of Catholics, myself included, will vote enthusiastically for George W.
A Catholic Votes for John Kerry
Many pro-life Catholics, like myself, find the positions of Democratic candidates on domestic and foreign policy much more to their liking than the positions of the Republican Party.
A Mandate for Anti-Catholicism: The Blaine Amendment
In recent years a better understanding of American history has gradually moved the U.S.
Excommunicating Politicians
Denying communion to some politicians because of their voting records or policy decisions, as has been done recently by a few American bishops, has caught the attention of the nation.
Books and Culture
Books
Scott Stossel’s uplifting biography of R. Sargent Shriver deserves a prominent place on the reading lists of Catholic studies programs.
Books
The good life in The Good Life is brittle, fragile, ironic, impermanent. And it is often Catholic.
Books
One of the most interesting religious developments in the late 20th century has been the warming of relationships between Roman Catholic
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