For me, the teachings of the Catholic Church are as clear as God’s commands to the people of Israel in Hebrew Scriptures: We are called to welcome widows, orphans, the poor and migrants.
Social Justice
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Jesuit and a corporate lobbyist: Dreamers strengthen our nation
Repealing DACA would tear apart families and hurt the economy, while ripping the moral fabric that makes our immigrant nation great.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
South Africa’s state of the nation address descended into total chaos
The Economic Freedom Fighters party say it will not respect an “illegitimate president” after Mr. Zuma was found to have violated his office by the country’s highest court in 2016.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The problem of mass incarceration is more complicated than we thought.
Although nonviolent offenders get the most attention from reformers, they account for less than 20 percent of all prisoners.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The manhunt for a martyr’s killers
‘The Assassination of a Saint’ begins like a crime thriller, complete with a criminal manhunt.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Learned on the street: Chicago student finds a way out of college homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates as many as 58,000 students across the United States—about one in 10—face homelessness at some point during college.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How can priests preach in the age of Trump—without mentioning Trump?
If parish priests can’t stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pray for trafficking victims and refugees of all religions, Pope Francis says
“Every effort must be made to eradicate this shameful and intolerable crime (of human trafficking),” Pope Francis said.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Dorothy Day: Future Saint, Imperfect Parent
Kate Hennessey’s new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.