“The Body of Christ . . .” In early September of 2012, Cardinal Donald Wuerl looked pointedly at me as he offered holy communion on the high altar of the...
Politics
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.
I recently attended a symposium on the work of biblical scholar Raymond E. Brown (1928–1998). Brown was among the most important scripture scholars of the 20th...
Several years ago, I sparred at an academic conference with a well-known Catholic intellectual (whom I will not embarrass by naming). He made the case that...
On the evening of April 10, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI published a letter concerning the sexual abuse crisis facing the church. In it, he emphasized the...
In TV courtroom dramas such as CSI or Law and Order, the medical examiner’s testimony often plays a key role. By examining a victim’s wounds, you can discern...
This month, the Speaker’s gavel in the U.S. House of Representatives passes from Catholic Paul Ryan to Catholic Nancy Pelosi. The event comes as a...
“From now on, everyone stands on his own feet. . . . The time for relying on structures has disappeared. They are good and they should help us, and we should...
The old adage “Don’t talk politics at the dinner table” never made sense to me. It certainly wasn’t going to fly at the last family Christmas party. My...
I try to maintain a moderate diet of news consumption. I will put on a political podcast while fixing dinner. I read the New Yorker while riding the train...
“This will be the most important election in our lifetimes.” It seems like we hear that as each new election comes upon us. And, as a political scientist, I...
