For those who still want to believe that a full JFK presidency would surely have led to an American Camelot, this book is not for you.
US Politics
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sister Carol Keehan: Graham-Cassidy health care plan ‘disastrous’
“The health of the American people is incredibly important…you just don’t railroad something through, something you’ve just whipped together in the last couple of weeks.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Sister Simone Campbell: The dangers of becoming a “celebrity nun”
Is my hunger for publicity closing the door to a contemplative life?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The fleeting satisfaction of pulling down Confederate monuments
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Tent City, USA: Southern California’s homelessness crisis
It is not only Anaheim, but Southern California as a whole that finds itself in the midst of a homelessness emergency.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Five ways you can help Dreamers affected by the end of DACA
From calling legislators to organizing parish activities, you can mobilize on behalf of vulnerable undocumented youths.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Bannon and Feinstein remind us that anti-Catholic bigotry is a bipartisan problem
Neither the Republican or Democratic party can be the home of the Catholic voter.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Dolan: Steve Bannon’s comments on immigration are ‘insulting’ and ‘ridiculous’
Mr. Bannon said he believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Senators’ questions for judicial nominee draw accusations of anti-Catholic bias
Three Democratic senators had pointed questions about the Catholic faith of judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Should Confederate statues in public places be destroyed?
Sixty-two percent of America’s reader sample said Confederate statues should be removed from public spaces.