President Donald Trump came out swinging on the issue of immigration, writes Michael Sean Winters. The leaders of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy do not throw punches. But they are setting down some markers.
Seymour Hersh, one of the most famous U.S. investigative reporters, wrote for the National Catholic Reporter in the 1960s. In a 1967 article, he attacked the integrity and credibility of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara.
President Jimmy Carter, the first politician to get me excited about politics, was a good man and a great man. His personal qualities, however, didn't translate into political success, and that was the job.
Keeping in mind the need to care for and pace oneself for the long haul, columnist Dan Horan says there are three areas of resistance that seem worthwhile and constructive.
Our vice president-elect hasn't been making headlines since the election, at least not when compared to some others President-elect Donald Trump has selected to help him run the executive branch.
Would all of these reforms at the Vatican and the capitals of so many countries be happening now in the 21st century if Carter hadn't had the faith and found the courage to fight corruption?
If you doubt Cardinal Robert McElroy is brilliant, read his book titled The Search for an American Public Theology: The Contribution of John Courtney Murray.
Cardinal Robert McElroy is a scholar of American political history and its nexus with Catholic theology. The California native studied at Harvard and Stanford and brings pastoral experience at the San Diego border.
"I therefore encourage the rulers of countries with a Christian tradition to set a good example by cancelling or reducing as much as possible the debts of the poorest countries," said Pope Francis.
