This summer and fall, the editorial board has written repeatedly about the political and societal discord in our country. “But political division, in and of itself, is not the problem,” it writes. “A healthy society can and will engage in healthy debate.
As part of Our Sunday Visitor’s special election coverage in which four writers make the Catholic case for their particular candidate or position of choice, Charles Camosy argues that instead of continuing to support parties and candidates that brazenly violate the principles
As part of Our Sunday Visitor’s special election coverage in which four writers make the Catholic case for their particular candidate or position of choice, Bill Kauffman argues that instead of worrying about the race for the Oval Office, Catholic voters should
Russell Shaw writes that The U.S. bishops in their quadrennial guide for Catholic voters Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship correctly emphasize that conscience formation as being at the heart of responsible voting. Their aim, they say, is not “to tell Catholics for
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
When it comes to the Catholic view on abortion and life issues, voting is complicated. As David Mills writes in his latest essay, “Catholics aren’t single-issue voters. The Gospel of Life isn’t just the Gospel of Unborn Life. But we are voters
Publisher Scott Richert asks, “What if it matters very little who actually occupies the Oval Office? … What if the public preoccupation with the presidency is itself part of the problem?” Throughout his years as a voter, Richert has had to answer
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 —
In an new essay, David Mills writes that despite what you might have heard, the Church does not teach that it is sinful to vote for a candidate who supports abortion. He writes that, “In almost every election, especially at the national
As conversations heat up with the upcoming election, Bill Dodds offers some practical advice when we “hate the political position, love the person who holds it.” His four pointers include the following: to love your neighbor (enemy) as you love yourself; transmit