Politics & Society News
Thomas J. ReeseDecember 30, 20202020 has tested the heart and soul of America.
Faith News Analysis
Thomas J. ReeseNovember 19, 2020It’s not just popes: The church needs more time to examine any person’s life.
Politics & Society News Analysis
Thomas J. ReeseNovember 11, 2020After the election, it has become clear that the United States has fractured along partisan lines. Here are six Catholic principles that the U.S. could benefit from right now.
Politics & Society News
Thomas J. ReeseOctober 15, 2020One tip: Keep partisan politics out of the parish bulletin and the parish website.
Politics & Society Short Take
Thomas J. ReeseSeptember 28, 2020To argue that a person’s religious beliefs are not or should not be influential in how they approach judicial questions shows an ignorance of history and politics.
Politics & Society Short Take
Thomas J. ReeseSeptember 24, 2020Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought the ruling in Roe v. Wade was correct but too sweeping.
Politics & Society News
Thomas J. ReeseSeptember 22, 2020The 16th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is dividing Catholics along partisan lines because it will honor President Trump's attorney general a little more than a month before the November election.
Politics & Society Columns
Thomas J. ReeseAugust 31, 2020American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road.
Politics & Society News Analysis
Thomas J. ReeseAugust 04, 2020Thomas J. Reese looks at over 160 press releases to analyze the posture of the U.S. bishops toward the Trump administration.
Politics & Society Short Take
Thomas J. ReeseMarch 25, 2020In a pandemic, no one is safe unless we are all safe, writes Thomas J. Reese, S.J. In the United States, we did not prepare for a pandemic, but it is not too late for solidarity.