Tom Roberts retired in 2018 as NCR editor-at-large. He is the author of The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community's Search for Itself (2011) and Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith (2015), both published by Orbis Books.
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Web developer sues Knights of Columbus, alleges membership stats inflated
A Colorado web design firm that filed a $100 million suit against the Knights of Columbus, alleging breach of verbal agreement and that the organization engages in fraudulent practices in its insurance business, will get its day in federal court.
Conservative donors aim to shape Catholic narrative for the wider culture
NCR looks at the growing number of "Catholic nonprofits" that depend upon donations from foundations or wealthy individual Catholics — and make up a web of organizations deeply engaged in advancing a conservative political/religious agenda.
Bishop McElroy sees 'a cultural crisis in our body politic'
NCR interview: As the U.S. hierarchy meets this week, San Diego's bishop says part of him wants "to scotch the whole agenda" and talk about "How do we help our nation at this moment?"
Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff, retired Navy chaplain, found humanity amid war
Making Peace: Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff, 71, is a retired Navy chaplain whose experience in warfare has shaped his view of religion and its relationship to the state. He believes all of us have "this compass that says you just have to do the best you can," even in horrible circumstances.