Russell Shaw writes from Maryland.
The U.S. Constitution forbids a religious test for public office, but it is silent on office seekers’ appeals to religion and religious interests. And that is probably just as well, since religion seems destined to play — indeed, is already playing —
Contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at The New York Times editorial board’s recommendations of how to help low-income kids, which includes creating government-funded savings accounts for newborns, providing universal pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds, spending more on educating poor children, and getting rid of
In a new essay, contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that Joe Biden’s selection of California senator Kamala Harris will likely put the issue of abortion near front and center of the upcoming election. With Harris on the ticket, now both Democratic hopefuls
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that in the late spring of 1945, as World War II was drawing toward a close, a novel called “Brideshead Revisited” made its appearance in Britain. Whatever else might be said of it —
Before the First Vatican Council and Pope Pius IX formally defined the doctrine of papal infallibility, the idea of papal infallibility had been widely accepted in the Church for centuries. Those holding it included theological giants like St. Thomas Aquinas in the
Contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the life and legacy of Blessed Charles de Foucauld, a French priest whose canonization was announced by the Vatican in late May. De Foucauld joined the military as a young man but had a dramatic conversion,
Contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the recent Supreme Court decision that makes “gay” and “transgender” protected categories in federal job discrimination law and how it might apply to another case that will come before the court in its next term. The
Disappointed prolifers were predictably angry at Chief Justice John Roberts for providing the fifth vote in the five-member Supreme Court majority that last month struck down a Louisiana law requiring doctors who do abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued two important decisions affirming the right of religious groups to manage the internal affairs of their institutions free from government interference. In one case, the court held that the Little Sisters of the Poor should not
In his latest column, Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the 2018 agreement between China and the Holy See, which expires in September. Shaw writes that “since terms of the Provisional Agreement on the Appointment of Bishops reached in