Many of us go back and forth between ignoring politics and getting angry about it. You will feel better, and be a better citizen, if you are more disciplined about your attention.
Polarization
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How we write our history shapes how we think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Some humility about how much we really know can help prevent toxic rhetoric when we talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with family, friends and colleagues of different faiths.
Posted inFaith, News
Nuncio unpacks Pope Francis’ comments about ‘reactionary’ U.S. Catholics
“This is what the pope is asking of us,” Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre said. “We are not only defenders of ideas, because if I defend only one idea, whoever disagrees with me becomes my enemy.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholics: You don’t have to choose between ‘traditional family’ and ‘social justice’ goals
Falling marriage rates across the globe threaten vulnerable women and children. The Catholic Church can help if we put aside political idolatry and work as different members of the same body of Christ.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The synod has taught me: Catholics are not as divided as the skeptics thought
I have learned more about the church than I could ever have imagined, and the synod process has come to seem even more urgent and fruitful.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
A healthy democracy does not fear its leaders.
It is within our capacity to move beyond yet another national nightmare; it is in the best interests of us all to do so.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
The tension of Catholic journalism
As local newspapers close and newsrooms shrink around the United States, strong local Catholic journalism is increasingly crucial, and Catholic journalism faces additional challenges.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
What does Catholic faith mean to Ron DeSantis? His comments on the campaign trail give us a clue.
When it comes to his own Catholicism, Ron DeSantis is more guarded, rarely mentioning his specific faith practices.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
One year after the end of Roe v. Wade: The hard, slow work of changing hearts and minds
Our society lacks the moral conviction that the unborn deserve protection in law. Pro-lifers must work to show that opposition to abortion is part of a moral vision, not mere political alignment.
Posted inFaith, News
Bishop Strickland tweets that he rejects Pope Francis’ ‘undermining the Deposit of Faith’
Bishop Strickland wrote that he believes Pope Francis is the pope, but he “reject(s) his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.”