What is the way out of polarization? And why does that question—along with the now-commonplace observation that society suffers from deepening divisions about everything from gun control to abortion to public funding for religious schools—seem so exhausting?
Politics & Society
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Could a smartphone destroy my child’s soul? A technological examination of conscience for parents
Technology is undeniably part of our lives. But when should it be introduced to children, used in schools or integrated into their social lives?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Do Catholics care about climate change?
A recent Pew survey found that overall Catholics show a higher degree of worry about the impact of climate change than other Christian denominations, but the issue appears to divide U.S. Catholics along the same political and racial lines as within the wider public.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Reckoning with the church’s record on slavery: Our readers respond
Read the responses to Christopher J. Kellerman, S.J., on the Catholic Church’s history with slavery. Comments were gathered from the online version of the article.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The synod is not an event. It’s a new way of being church.
“Our communion is unsure of itself.” We must “recover a sense of what holds us together.” The stakes are very high for our church, and listening to one another is the first step on a much longer journey.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Seeing the Catholic Church through the eyes of a global news aggregator
Learning a little more about Flipboard got me wondering what kind of vision of the Catholic Church you might find when the audience creating it is from around the world.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pro-life leaders reject South Carolina bill allowing death penalty for women who have abortions
Under the bill, an abortion would be considered homicide, subject to sentences of 30 years in prison or the death penalty.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
JFK to Mitch McConnell: How Irish Americans went from reliable Democrats to leading the GOP
This St. Patrick’s Day we can find Irish Americans at the height of political power, but they may not be what predecessors like John F. Kennedy and Patrick Moynihan expected.