A year before the 2020 election, the U.S. bishops have launched their own campaign: Civilize It: Dignity Beyond the Debate, in which it is asking Catholics “to pledge civility, clarity, and compassion in their families, ...
Rancor in politics, especially these days, may be the norm, but a nationwide effort is underway to remind people that civility in political discussions is a virtue. The Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development ...
It’s far too early to be weighing in on the 2020 presidential election. After all, we still have more than a year of madness to go before we cast ballots next fall. But ignoring Beto ...
Politics should not be ignored, but it is better to love others than convert their political beliefs
We Americans are obsessed and tunnel-visioned. Look at the newsstand in any supermarket or drugstore. I guarantee that many magazines will feature stories about the British royal family. It is easy to assume that Britain ...
I recently attended a meeting about paid family leave in the White House West Wing with Ivanka Trump. Although I cannot report major details, I can share some thoughts. Overall, I was encouraged. Over the ...
Kittens and infants are cute, playful and highly dependent on their mothers. Recently both received the attention of Congress. On March 7, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) introduced the Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) ...
Many people say that anti-Catholicism passed out of American politics when John F. Kennedy, a Catholic, won the presidency in 1960 despite the religious bias that had been brought against him in the campaign. Well, ...
Polarization in the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades. At a Georgetown University event on polarization in a “broken Church and nation,” John Carr, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought ...
With Democrats retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans retaining its majority in the U.S. Senate, the 2018 midterm election results offer a mixed bag for Catholic voters. On the bright side, ...
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