One of the signs of a functioning democracy is confidence in data from the government.
US Politics
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Will Trump’s success beget a world of Trumpian copycats?
Members of Mr. Turnbull’s government have taken to sounding downright Trumpian in recent days.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
So what’s the Benedict Option really about, retreat or re-engagement?
If we think the Benedict Option is going to be easier than the messy reality of modern parish life, we have not yet seen it clearly.
Posted inFaith
Archbishop of Tijuana: “The last thing we need is another wall.”
Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Lakota teens say DAPL victory is ‘history in the making’
“We’re trying to do something for our nation,” says Taylor Charging Crow. “We’re risking our lives. We’re risking our families.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
A crucified God, like the attack on Pearl Harbor, is not the status quo.
A crucified God is not the status quo, and it is isn’t made into the acceptable, the intellectually palatable, by the proclamation of the resurrection.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Army Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline
The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Ohio State attacker was briefly a Catholic Charities client in Dallas
Authorities today were still trying to ascertain a motive for the attack.
Posted inFaith, News
Native American spirituality is sustaining the anti-pipeline protest
The Lakota prayer over water has become a rallying cry in the mass action to prevent the construction of a crude oil pipeline near their reservation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Fight for $15 plans labor actions in 340 cities on Nov. 29
The campaign is demanding better pay, beginning with a hike of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. It is currently a paltry $7.25 and has not budged in seven years.