Civil Rights

Attempting to end birthright citizenship would be disastrous for a nation whose success has turned on its ability to incorporate immigrants.

The Catholic Church has renewed efforts to fight racism in the U.S., but Black Lives Matter deserves credit for keeping our attention on racial justice.

Our love of America should not be blinkered or unmindful. We must face the failures to live up to our commitments squarely and without stint.

The “struggle era” in South Africa is ending.

“For Christians, nonviolence is not merely tactical behavior but a person’s way of being.”

When we say we do not want to live in this time, we are acting more like the priest than like the Samaritan.