Before September 18, few people were looking forward to the final six weeks of the presidential campaign. But following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are all fastening our figurative seat belts for what is guaranteed to be
As Catholics, we proclaim the truth not to draw political divisions between those who embrace it and those who don’t, but to make disciples of all nations. Unfortunately, many people, including priests within the Church, have focussed on political agendas and parties
The United States is going through a perfect storm — a coinciding of the coronavirus pandemic, racial tensions and social change, and the ongoing storm before the storm of November’s presidential election. But those events that the media deem to be major
As Cardinal Francis George once wrote, “When the common good is violated, violence grows. When the law protects the private killing of one group of human beings, eventually no human being is safe.” Those who recognize the sanctity of all human life,
As the United States prepares to celebrate Labor Day, a national holiday that is dedicated to “the social and economic achievements of American workers,” we are acutely aware of how many people are without work because of the coronavirus pandemic. This number
As the pandemic has made online events the new normal and pushed the majority of Americans into finally figuring out how to log on to Zoom, it is imperative for Catholic leaders to think about how to create and host engaging virtual
This year, with the current surge in coronavirus cases across much of the country, students (and their parents) have even more reason for concern besides the general anxieties. Will the virus find my campus? Will we end up closing after all? Will
A poll released by the Cato Institute toward the end of July found that 62 percent of Americans have political views that they are afraid to share because others might find them offensive. That’s nearly two thirds of our population that is
As Catholics, we are called to be both responsible citizens and faithful ones, bringing the truth of Christ into the public square. In a democracy, one of the ways that we do that is by voting — but the actual act of
Ready or not, it’s back to school time. Yet returning to learning this fall will be unlike anything we’ve experienced in recent history. Catholic school administrators and teachers around the country have been working all summer to create individualized plans to continue