Pope Francis’s letter poses an implicit question to the whole church in the United States: Will we subject our political debates on immigration to the scrutiny of the Gospel or not?

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

For President Trump, there are obvious, common-sense answers to all the problems that plague America. Even when things may be challenging or require effort, they are never, ever complicated.

Americans can learn much about citizenship from Jimmy Carter's public service and humble faith.

A Reflection for the Nativity of the Lord, Mass at Dawn, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

A proposed assisted-suicide law in Britain does not serve compassion. Instead it presents an illusion of final autonomy.

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

This election highlights the deep divisions in American society. But perhaps the strange working of mercy and providence is evident even there, keeping us attentive to the need for conversion and reconciliation.

There’s an old joke that a camel is what you get when a horse has been designed by a committee. The synod’s final document bears the camel-like appearance of committee drafting. Maybe that‘s a good thing.

I have admittedly rolled my eyes at the language the Vatican uses around the Synod on Synodality. But it should prompt all Catholics to ask themselves: Do I know what I am really trying to say?