Publisher Scott Richert writes: “The conventional wisdom advises that one should never discuss politics or religion in polite company. My family never could abide conventional wisdom. … Those political debates didn’t tear us apart. They were part of the fabric of our
Polarization. Division. Friends and family turning on one another. A pandemic. Widespread protests against injustice. Riots. The death of a liberal Supreme Court justice, and the nomination of a conservative woman to take her place. How to form your conscience before voting
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, Carson Holloway argues that Donald Trump has “repeatedly affirmed the truth about human life and about abortion
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, Sam Rocha argues that the principles of social realism and minimal reason need to be considered when
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
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 bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, said Sept. 9 that he has privately begun "applying Gospel principles" to correct a pastor who in a video says Catholics who are Democrats must "repent" of their support for the party or "face the fires
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 —