America Staff

Quiet Too Long Re “A Voice in the Wilderness,” by Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. (4/2): J Street is a miniscule Jewish organization philosophically opposed by the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. To give this face-off some perspective, in 2006 two distinguished political scientists, J

Walk the Walk Re “Engaging the Spirituals” (3/26) by Drew Christiansen, S.J.: Many of my students are among the “spirituals”—“recovering Catholics” who are exploring world religions as a source for understanding their own spirituality It is not that the chur

Slathered in Sarcasm Bishop William Lori, instead of offering reasoned opposition to what he believes was a misguided editorial (“Policy, Not Liberty,” 3/5), slathers his response (“Letters,” 3/19) with sarcasm. He has served neither himself nor his cause well. Lathering sarc

Pray Before the Mystery Re “Staying Civil” by Bishop Blase Cupich (3/5): However much the Catholic Church is convinced of the righteousness of its own position on the right to life of the unborn, such conviction—as I myself am convinced—cannot be imposed on the secular politi

First Amendment No Detail Even if the editors of America have no problem (“Policy, Not Liberty, 3/5) with paying for abortion-inducing drugs with funds donated or paid by the faithful, they should jealously guard the rights endowed by our creator and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The Fi