Recent articles in National Catholic Reporter and Crisis criticize Bishop Barron for opposing reasons, but it is remarkable how similar their endpoints are: Bishop Barron makes great points about our enemies, but he just does not get us.
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Bill McCormick, S.J., is a writer at La Civiltà Cattolica in Rome and a research fellow in the Department of Political Science at Saint Louis University in Missouri.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
No, it wasn’t wrong for Catholic parishes to accept Covid relief money from the government
The Associated Press (again) investigated Catholic dioceses that benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program. Here’s what they got wrong about the church in the United States.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ debate is really about how Catholics will treat each other under President Biden
The “On Eagle’s Wings” debate was never just about a hymn. It was about whether Catholics will rip each other apart during the Biden presidency.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Dear Joe Biden: Don’t forget the poor.
President Biden faces a litany of crises, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. But he must make a special effort to remember the nation’s poor, who do not have a seat at the political table.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Joe Biden quoted Augustine in his inaugural address. What would the saint think of our politics?
The full context of Augustine’s line is perhaps not as rosy as Joe Biden might have suggested.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Interview: Why did so many Democrats vote for Trump—and what should Joe Biden do about it?
In the elections of 2016 and 2020, Trump lost the popular vote. Yet he managed to win some of the most loyal Democratic communities in the nation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What will it take to end the death penalty? Catholic activists say a more visceral approach is needed.
The rush of federal executions was an “aberration” that does not reflect the great successes of the death penalty abolition movement in recent years.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The mob at the Capitol was reality’s revenge upon the Republican Party
Will the Republican Party reject the counterfeit politics of conspiracy and fantasy? If not, writes Bill McCormick, S.J., the violence of Jan. 6 will not be an isolated event.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden said now is the time to heal. But what if Americans don’t want reconciliation?
After another divisive election, conciliation will be slow, difficult work, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. And some Catholic thinkers are wondering if the price for unity is too high.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
The Top 3 Reasons Catholics Will Vote for Joe Biden
The Catholic case for Joe Biden