American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Skipping Stones
Because I’m tired of being angryat the world, I take my son to the riverwhere we pick…
The Augsburg Concession
In 1869, the faithful of what was to be the Lutheran Free Church named their seminary and…
Mayor Pete’s Woke Intolerance
In 2015, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg voiced a moral disagreement with Mike Pence, then governor of…
After Trump, Le Déluge
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” Many in the Republican establishment regard Donald Trump’s…
Immigration: An Exchange
In “Immigration Idealism,” Matthew Schmitz argues plausibly that Christian views on immigration are distorted by the same…
Benedict and His Critics
Pope Francis is happy with Benedict XVI’s profound analysis of the reasons behind the abuse crisis in…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
The Ratzinger Diagnosis
Published a week short of his 92nd birthday, Joseph Ratzinger’s essay on the epidemiology of the clergy…
Israel Folau, Unlikely Martyr
Americans, being somewhat exceptional in their sports (as in much else), may be unaware of the controversy…
Earth Day and Easter
Jay Inslee is running for president to save the planet from climate change. Most of you probably…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
The Easter Effect Today
Some two millennia ago, a ragtag bunch of nobodies learned what their tortured and executed friend, the…
Notre-Dame, France’s Parish
When Paris was liberated from German occupation on August 25, 1944, there was no doubt in General…
Murder, Inc.
The movie Unplanned, which tells the story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson’s conversion to…
How Cardinal Wuerl Misled the Papal Foundation
In 2017, Cardinal Donald Wuerl provided false and misleading information to the board of the Papal Foundation…
