• Majority of Catholics – but not the bishops – support passing ENDA

  

  Nov 8, 2013 5:06

  (NCR Online) The Senate passed ENDA by a vote of 64-32. Though the vote suggests strong bipartisan support, ENDA is expected...

   

• The economic and moral dimensions in debt-ceiling debate

  

  Oct 14, 2013 8:50

  (CNS) No matter how one tries to parse it, every economic decision has a moral dimension to it. Do you shop at Store A, with...

   

• Jessica Winter: Move over, Antonin Scalia. Stephen Colbert is now America’s Catholic.

  

  Sep 22, 2013 11:13

  (Slate) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has always reminded me of the robed men of the Catholic Church in which I grew...

   

• Jamal Simmons: Pope Francis Is the Bill Clinton of the Vatican

  

  Jul 31, 2013 4:37

  (US News) Even though he is officially a head of state, to the faithful a pope is a much bigger deal than a president. That...

   

• Lipinski mentioned as next Vatican envoy

  

  Jan 11, 2013 3:02

  (Chicago Tribune) As President Barack Obama tries to avoid fallout from his Cabinet and national security nominations, one...

   

• 2012′s person of the year shaped politics, nation

  

  Dec 28, 2012 7:27

  (NCR Online) From federal budget debates echoing with catch phrases like “subsidiarity” and “common good,”...

   

• Obama to cut short Christmas holiday to deal with ‘fiscal cliff’

  

  Dec 26, 2012 5:19

  (Reuters) US President Barack Obama is cutting short his Hawaiian holiday to leave for Washington on Wednesday to address...

   

• Church urges ‘circle of protection’ for poor in US budget debate

  

  Dec 10, 2012 7:48

  (CNS) Catholic social teaching’s concern for human life and dignity stood front and center as the role of the federal...

   

• A Catholic agenda for the next four years

  

  Nov 12, 2012 5:10

  The 2012 U.S. presidential election surprised many Catholics, but it should not have. The result wasn’t exactly predetermined,...

   

• Post election reflection: The task before us. Our hope is in Jesus Christ

  

  Nov 12, 2012 5:05

  With a few days’ perspective since the election, we can see things a bit more clearly. We should be honest about the...