There is no reason to doubt Bishop Barron’s good intentions. But his conversation with Shia LaBeouf offers another example of the kind of disregard for victims and women that is so often leveled against Catholic leaders.
Short Take
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I was once adamantly pro-choice. Pro-lifers can learn from my conversion.
Our divisive national politics left me with a bad impression of the pro-life movement. But meeting practical and kind pro-life activists in college made me reconsider my views.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Social justice isn’t really a new religion. It still hasn’t figured out forgiveness.
Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Lessons from El Paso and Uvalde: Tragedy can change our hearts, if we let it.
The shock caused by a tragedy like the mass shooting in Uvalde, Tex., can change people’s hearts, dissolving apathy and stripping away callousness.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I run a women’s health clinic. Polarizing abortion politics undermine our life-changing work
In the weeks since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs, organizations like ours have been maligned by politicians and pundits who claim that proper care for women facing pregnancies must include direct and unrestricted access to abortion.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Clean eating and self-care are no substitute for confession
The wellness industry is redefining purity as a form of escapism from one’s own moral impurity. Diet has become a substitute for a genuine attempt to be a better person.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The U.S. Southwest should have a vote for the next pope. That’s why I want Cardinal McElroy to stay in San Diego.
Bishop Robert W. McElroy is a strong choice by Pope Francis for the College of Cardinals. But he should stay in San Diego, where a growing church needs a dynamic leader.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Defund everything
It is time to defund the police. I haven’t called them in years, and I need that tax money back to subscribe to Disney Plus.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic school enrollment rose for the first time in decades thanks to our Covid response. Here’s how to keep it up.
The consistent quality of Catholic schools attracted new students during the Covid pandemic. Now the challenge is to extend our mission and welcome more families in disadvantaged areas.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I started working as an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military at 16. My family still isn’t safe from the Taliban.
Though the families of former interpreters for the U.S. military are being targeted by the Taliban, there is still no established pathway for bringing them to the United States on a permanent basis.