“The Body of Christ.” These words are so ubiquitous in the life of Catholics going up to receive communion that they risk being taken for granted. This is...
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Discover how Catholic social teaching and politics intersect and how Catholics engage political issues through advocacy, education, and actions guided by faith and social teaching.
Written during and after the sack of Rome, the empire that was supposed to last forever, St. Augustine’s City of God is based on a fundamental idea about how...
A quick survey of headlines offers any number of reasons not to be cheerful this Christmas: A president and a White House deputy who appear to not like America...
In this time of rising authoritarianism and political violence, Jeanné Lewis, the chief executive officer of Faith in Public Life, draws on the strength and...
Stephen F. Schneck is former director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America. “Give to Caesar the...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts For many, the term “anarchy” connotes chaos, disorder, even violence. Yet some anarchists are pacifists. And...
I live in a close-knit small town. We volunteer with local organizations, talk to our neighbors, and offer support when a struggle or celebration calls for it...
My grandma would have been 99 in September. She made it to April 22, outliving Pope Francis by one day. She was never his biggest fan. The arc of Grandma’s...
Listen on: Apple | Spotify This week on Just Politics, host Joan Neal returns to the interview chair for something that is becoming less and...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite...
