Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jordan Denari Duffner
In processing the extent of the suffering, it is helpful to recall the foundational principle of our Catholic social teaching—that everyone possesses inherent dignity and the God-given right not just to survive, but to live well.
Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Richard A. Levins
Elon Musk and DOGE have used the language of efficiency to impose a radical change in how we view helping others.
Pope Francis greets then-Cardinal Robert F. Prevost during a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithShort Take
Peter Denio
If we truly believe that the church includes all the baptized, we need better systems of transparency and accountability so that the laity might truly participate co-responsibly in our church.
Volunteers serve food provided by the Emergency Assistance Department of Chicago Catholic Charities on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (OSV News photo/Jim Young, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bianca Blanche
Despite widespread food insecurity, federal nutrition programs are under threat. The Catholic Church must step up its campaign against hunger at both the parish and national levels.
First-grade students finish an assignment at St. Ambrose Catholic School in Tucson, Ariz., in this 2014 photo. Arizona has one of the nation’s strongest school choice programs, with vouchers available to every child in the state. (CNS file photo/Nancy Wiechec)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Beth Blaufuss
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling denying state funds to a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. What should American Catholics be asking about public funding for school choice?
A close-up of a young person holding an older person’s hands
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Columba Thomas, O.P.
When people face incurable illness, fear of the unknown is a major force that can drive their thinking. The task of physicians is to help calm people and correct their misunderstandings.