Leaders responding to the pope’s indictment of an “economy of exclusion and inequality.”
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Capitol Exhortations
A Washington read of the political challenges in “The Joy of the Gospel.”
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What You Can Do
If cynicism is the sin of our age, then paralysis in Washington is a temptation to despair.
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The Francis Factor
The pope challenges us to use our consciences and competence to advance the common good.
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Pursuing the Dream
If we truly pursue Pope Francis’ dream, it will help realize Dr. King’s dream as well.
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Shifting Winds
Washington could use a little of Pope Francis’ faith, hope and charity.
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Dear Prudence
Beware those who insist that public choices are simply matters of “prudential judgment.”
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A Pope of the Poor
Some political spinners are trying to fit Pope Francis into their own agendas and biases.
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Pope Benedict’s greatest disconnect from U.S. elites wasn’t about sex. It was over economic justice.
For secular Washington, Benedict was the pope of no. For those who listened, Benedict is more the pope of and, connecting charity and truth, faith and reason.