The issue of polarization within the church and within the country is a vexing one, but the discussion did represent some fine hors d'oeuvres for any effort that aims to ameliorate the toxicity of the culture.
The challenge for the Democrats is to judiciously link popular local incumbents, who are seen to be working for the people, with the "return to normalcy" Joe Biden promised but has not been able to deliver.
Excommunication, writes Thomas Reese, is "like being denied entry into a friend's home because you did something to upset them. You need to apologize before you are going to be welcomed back."
NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters' childhood Latin teacher shares the struggles as well as the joys of her life in this compelling and consoling memoir.
Advances in technology and AI raise fundamental questions: When do assistive technologies cross a line and become something else? What does this imply about human nature, human dignity and being created in God's image?
For Catholics, the massive investments into police training facilities across the United States raise questions about how our governments are aligning resources to meet the needs of the vulnerable — or not.
"It seems very much as though the U.S. bishops reject the position that won the election for John Kennedy and credibility for Catholics in U.S. politics," writes Steven P. Millies.