Supreme Court reality

The recent debate on whether or not to seat Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court was gripping, to say the least. One person complained to me that never had a nomination to the court created such controversy. Really? Most adult Americans

The Kavanaugh fight

Soon Washington will again be offering the world the spectacle of one of the things it does best (or worst): a contested Senate confirmation hearing. This time it will be Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s turn to spend time on the rack in preparation

Anti-Catholic politics

I think of John Carroll as the first American Catholic. Born in colonial Maryland, he came from an old Catholic family. His older brother signed the Constitution while his cousin — Charles Carroll of Carrollton (d. 1832) — was the last surviving

Supreme diversity

The suspense is over. President Trump has proposed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate now will decide whether this nomination will stand or fall. The nomination, along with the retirement of long-serving Justice Anthony

What can we surmise about Brett Kavanaugh, the man?

The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as the new justice of the U.S. Supreme Court means that, should he be confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as the fifth Catholic on the court, joining Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Sonya Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas.

How could new justice affect Church concerns?

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s upcoming retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court has risen hopes in Catholic and pro-life circles that the high court will not only be more amenable to religious freedom and conscience rights, but may even revisit its precedents on abortion.

Court protects pregnancy centers’ free speech

In a 5-4 decision marking an important win for pro-life groups, the Supreme Court held that pro-life counseling centers are entitled to say “no” to government pressure to publicize abortion. In doing so, as its 2017-2018 term neared it close, the court

Live the dogma loudly

As soon as the news broke about Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring from the Supreme Court, my social-media feeds were both unhinged and filled with coffee cups. During her federal appeals court hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, now-Judge Amy Coney Barrett was