The media is not the “enemy of the people.” We are the people’s detectives.
US Politics
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
What’s the Jesuit approach to protesting controversial speakers?
What is needed is a case for civility and engagement across the lines of ideology, race and class—grounded not just in freedom or tolerance but charity.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Learning from the United States’ disastrous infatuations with dictators
As a former tyrant languishes in a hospital bed, the U.S. should ponder its routine of coddling military monsters.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops: Proposed Obamacare replacement contains “serious flaws”
“Regarding access for those most in need, the AHCA includes changes which place many people at significant risk,” Bishop Frank J. Dewane wrote.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders wary of Trump’s proposed cuts to international aid and anti-poverty programs
The president’s proposed budget calls for ending several international aid programs.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why we need to protect government workers from political retribution
Federal laws limit the politicization of the government. It may be time for the public to demand those laws be strengthened.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why liberals should stop calling Trump ‘unfit’ to be president
Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
A parish priest asks: How do I respond when ICE comes for my flock?
The decisions of our government with regard to immigrants since Jan. 20 have been despicable, and support among Catholics for those decisions embarrassing.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Don’t close doors to refugees, church leaders say
The answer to the refugee crisis is continued assistance “not to close the gates of the countries where people are knocking for survival,” Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. Catholic leaders respond to GOP ‘repeal and replace’ health care proposal
Health care is not just another issue, but a “fundamental issue of human life and dignity” and “a critical component of the Catholic Church’s ministry.”