The fundamental insight of the synod was not only that attentive listening was helpful in decision making, but also that the Holy Spirit was at work in everyone.
Election 2024
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Looking for signs of hope after an ugly election
It is often the task of responsible citizens and faithful Christians to work patiently from wherever we are to plant new seeds, soften ugly impulses and blow on whatever promising sparks we may see
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
The Democrats lost to someone who is unfit to lead the nation. Can they learn from it?
After Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, the Democrats have repeatedly failed to hold together the coalition that elected the country’s first Black president.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Donald Trump won—again. Unpacking the Catholic vote and what comes next
On this week’s episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac are joined by America magazine’s editor in chief, Sam Sawyer, S.J., to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican responds to Donald Trump’s election: ‘We wish him much wisdom.’
“We wish him much wisdom,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said about Donald J. Trump, the day after he was elected as the 47th president of the United States of America.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
What happens now: Hope and resistance after the election
“Reminders to “be kind,” or the hope for a quiet life with just enough creature comforts and just enough distraction are understandable. But they are simply not enough.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The day after Trump’s victory: searching for mercy, justice and God’s providence
This election highlights the deep divisions in American society. But perhaps the strange working of mercy and providence is evident even there, keeping us attentive to the need for conversion and reconciliation.
Posted inFaith, News
Five political takeaways from the 2024 election
Kamala Harris did worse with women, Hispanics and young people than did the Democratic candidates in the last two presidential election.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Voters in 3 states reject abortion ballot measures, defying trend around country
Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as a right.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump courted white Catholics—and they helped him win the White House again
Donald J. Trump’s decisive Electoral College win was achieved in part by a strong show of support from white Catholic voters, a demographic group that his campaign specifically targeted.