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Washington Front
May 06, 2015
We should avoid the temptation to adapt our faith to advance our politics.
John Carr, former executive director of the U.S. bishops' Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, is pictured Feb. 28, 2012 holding "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship."
Dispatches
April 27, 2015
I believe pundits who talk about "the Catholic vote" don't know many Catholics.
A transport aircraft at Eindhoven Airbase in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is loaded with relief supplies for victims of the humanitarian disaster in Iraq, Aug. 2014 (CNS photo/Bas Czerwinski, EPA).
Washington Front
March 24, 2015
Where is the most dangerous place, and what is the greatest challenge for U.S. foreign policy? The terror of ISIS in the Middle East? Nuclear negotiations with Iran? A broken peace process in the Holy Land? Russian aggression in Ukraine? Actually, the most dangerous place for our nation’s fore
Washington Front
March 04, 2015
Even in Washington there are things more important than politics. There are losses more profound than an election defeat or the failure of a piece of legislation. When we lose someone who reminds us of what is important and what is not, there are lessons for personal, public and religious life. For
David Carr with his wife, Jill, in Rome.
In All Things
February 24, 2015
Even in Washington there are things more important than politics There are losses more profound than an election defeat or the failure of a piece of legislation When we lose someone who reminds us of what is important and what is not there are lessons for personal public and religious life For
Washington Front
February 04, 2015
Are our leaders ready for Pope Francis’ challenge to business as usual?
Washington Front
December 23, 2014
The year 2014 was an awful one for Washington, with too little leadership from the president and too much obstruction from Congress. I find liturgical litanies comforting, but 2014’s litany of Washington woes was demoralizing. The year was a roll call of crises, anger and sadness: Ferguson, &l
Washington Front
November 07, 2014
On the day after the midterm elections, pundits who misjudged the Republican wave confidently explained what it meant, Democrats played blame games and Republicans debated whether cooperation or confrontation is the best way forward. The sweeping Republican victory was shaped by history, geography a
Washington Front
October 15, 2014
72% of Americans think religion is losing influence—and most see this as a bad thing.
Washington Front
September 17, 2014
President Obama recently said, “If you watch the nightly news, it feels like the world is falling apart…. The world’s always been messy. We’re just noticing now in part because of social media.” Excuse me, but the problem is not increased awareness. The world is broken