The Republican nominee rode a populist wave in reaction to extreme individualism and a neglect of civil society.
US Politics
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Maine gives a boost to independent candidates with ranked-choice voting
The citizens of Maine quietly approved an unorthodox way of electing people to office.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops express concern and cautious optimism about relations with the Trump administration.
Catholic bishops on Tuesday chose for their top leadership posts two prelates from states touching Mexico.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Washington Front
The role of Catholics in the time of Trump
This is the most improbable election since an elderly Jesuit from Argentina was elected pope.
Posted inFaith
Over 2,000 young Catholic leaders met over the weekend to advance social justice causes.
“All of us, every human on earth, is a representative figure of God,” Lisa Sharon Harper said to a ballroom full of young social justice advocates. “Not on our watch will the image of God be so fervently crushed. Not on our watch.” Our shared humanity was a theme running throughout the three keynote speeches […]
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Anti-Trump protests are the new normal on New York’s swanky Fifth Avenue
The police have shown little hostility toward the crowds, but retailers may be losing patience.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How Catholic advocates view the new White House
Catholic advocates say their work will cover issues of religious liberty, human dignity and climate change.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
God uses the imperfect or, why I voted for Donald Trump
While I cannot confirm the depth of the president-elect’s Christian beliefs, I know he represents a pro-life platform.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Donald Trump, the Temple and the End Time
It is helpful and healthy to put aside the myth of sure and sunny progress. Our nation is a very good one, even if it’s never been the “greatest nation on earth.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
“I can’t call my parents after Trump’s win. At least not yet.”
Somehow, I feel like my parents no longer understand me, and I no longer understand them.