Distinctly Catholic

Apr 20, 2018

Distinctly Catholic: San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy's April 18 lecture at Loyola University Chicago opens the debate about how the church should engage politics. He is calling for an approach in which Catholics remember to put their faith first, as the ground of a virtue ethics.

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by Michael Sean Winters

Apr 19, 2018

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: A look into EWTN's world; April 17 was tax day, and tax reforms are in the news again; Catholic University of America cutting faculty positions

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A divided Supreme Court needs to step up, be the grown-up in our republic

by Michael Sean Winters

Apr 18, 2018

Distinctly Catholic: There is something to the conservative criticism that while people thought the court was above politics, in fact the court has always been made up of politicians who happen to wear robes.

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by Michael Sean Winters

Apr 17, 2018

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Another bad review of Ross Douthat's book; America magazine gets Syria wrong; shout-out to Eunice Kennedy Shriver; what real charity is (it's not welfare)

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Bishop McElroy: Politics should pursue common good, not special interests

Links for 4/19/18

A divided Supreme Court needs to step up, be the grown-up in our republic

Links 4/17/18

Puerto Rico needs bold, visionary effort, especially in energy

Paul Ryan leaves behind nothing but failure

US has no good options for response to Syria

Links for 4/11/18

'Gaudete et Exsultate': Francis puts 'exhort' back into exhortation

Trump drives the news cycle like a hurricane

College of the Holy Cross theology firestorm has core values at stake

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50 years ago, we lost a great American and a genuine Christian prophet

Links for 4/3/18

Fourth CNN 'Pope' episode examines Reformation, with uneven results

Links for 3/30/18

In this triduum, let us not rush to the end of the story

Dolan's frustration with Democrats yields divisive Wall Street Journal op-ed

Links for 3/27/18

Beauty and sin: Latest 'Pope' episode lives with Renaissance paradox

Latest Democratic election victories shed light on culture-war campaigning

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Douthat's Francis book is poorly sourced, inadequate journalism

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