2020 has tested the heart and soul of America.
Thomas J. Reese
Thomas J. Reese, S.J., is a senior analyst for Religion News Service. Previously he was a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter (2015-17) and an associate editor (1978-85) and editor in chief (1998-2005) of America.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
It was a mistake to canonize Saint John Paul II so quickly
It’s not just popes: The church needs more time to examine any person’s life.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Six Catholic principles to help the United States move forward after the election
After the election, it has become clear that the United States has fractured along partisan lines. Here are six Catholic principles that the U.S. could benefit from right now.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Five things Catholic priests can do during the election to keep their parish non-partisan
One tip: Keep partisan politics out of the parish bulletin and the parish website.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Amy Coney Barrett’s religion is important—but irrelevant
To argue that a person’s religious beliefs are not or should not be influential in how they approach judicial questions shows an ignorance of history and politics.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Even RBG thought Roe v. Wade went too far. We should learn from her incremental approach.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought the ruling in Roe v. Wade was correct but too sweeping.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholics are divided over award for William Barr at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
The 16th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is dividing Catholics along partisan lines because it will honor President Trump’s attorney general a little more than a month before the November election.
Posted inColumns, Politics & Society
Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do?
American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Analysis: Catholic bishops reprimand Trump as often as they praise him
Thomas J. Reese looks at over 160 press releases to analyze the posture of the U.S. bishops toward the Trump administration.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Caring more for each other could have ameliorated the pandemic. It’s not too late.
In a pandemic, no one is safe unless we are all safe, writes Thomas J. Reese, S.J. In the United States, we did not prepare for a pandemic, but it is not too late for solidarity.