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I helped write the bishops’ first document on Catholics and voting. Here’s why I’m voting Biden, not Trump.
John Carr September 17, 2020
John Carr explains how, applying the principles of “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” he decided to vote for Biden and against Trump in the 2020 election.
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The U.S. political system is broken. How can we fix it?
Thomas Levergood September 09, 2020
It is in plain view that many of our fellow citizens are so frustrated with our political system that they have fallen for populist rhetoric to condemn all “politicians” or government itself as evil.
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Don’t make your neighbor your enemy. It will hurt you both.
Mark Slatter September 08, 2020
“Christ is all, and is in all.” Even in my nemesis.
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Whether Trump or Biden wins, the church will keep losing. Where does that leave Christian voters?
Bill McCormick, S.J. August 28, 2020
A new proposal for how Christians can engage a post-Christian American politics.
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The government can’t intervene, so how should Catholics solve employment disputes?
Nathaniel Romano, S.J. July 29, 2020
The ministerial exception gives Catholics the freedom to self-govern—not an excuse for discrimination
A Black Lives Matter protest on Thursday, July 23, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Archbishop Lori: How church teaching can help explain why ‘Black Lives Matter’
William E. Lori July 27, 2020
“Black Lives Matter” should resonate with all who embrace the principles of Catholic social teaching, beginning with the dignity of the human person, writes William E. Lori, the archbishop of Baltimore.
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