The documentary Mitt premieres later this week on Netflix and the New York Times interviewed the former presidential nominee about his campaign experiences Romney exercises the prerogative of rejected candidates and offers suggestions on how the republic can avoid repeating its terrible decision

January quot hosts quot the U S C C B 39 s Poverty Awareness Month and National Migration Week and two U S bishops led the charge in the press this week on themes related to these issues Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput on immigration reform and Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski on fixing

(Un)Conventional Wisdom on the year ahead from our politics blogger Robert D. Sullivan.

The minimum wage could be one of the biggest political issues in 2014 and it rsquo s surprising how many people would be affected by an increase in what society considers a barely acceptable pay rate We all know about workers at McDonald rsquo s and Walmart but how many would guess that ldquo ban

The global "wave of prayer" to eradicate hunger reached the U.S. Capitol with participants in an interfaith prayer service asking God to guide all people to better see and understand the needs of people living in poverty.During the noontime service on Dec. 10, many of the prayers focused o

A Washington read of the political challenges in “The Joy of the Gospel.”

The thought of Erich Fromm is eminently worthy of being revisited.

I can’t remember being so inspired by so many young people in such a short period of time.

It rsquo s almost enough to make you wish for more sports metaphors in political reporting In October ldquo brinkmanship rdquo was the word of choice in describing the stand-off in Washington that nearly resulted in a default on the national debt In November the confounding inconveniences asso

As a society we acknowledge that a college degree opens doors to higher paying jobs. So it is not surprising that a case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning a Michigan law that prohibits using racial criteria in admissions for public universities is receiving wide attention. Americans may disag