Distinctly Catholic: Dionne accurately describes the dire situation our nation finds itself in, offers precise suggestions about how to get out of it and he does it with his characteristic sense of decency.
Given its rarity and proven inability to dislodge sitting presidents, it may be surprising to find several books on impeachment in recent years. Such is the nature of Donald Trump's presidency that many authors deemed it necessary to write these books.
Seventy-five years ago, 44 nations sent delegates to the Bretton Woods resort where they negotiated the architecture of the postwar economy. They understood the need for multilateral solutions. They didn't know it then, but their work set the terms of the 2020 election.
In an interview with NCR, Catholic author and editor Robert Ellsberg, who helped his father copy the Pentagon Papers, praises whistleblowers for their "higher loyalty."
Distinctly Catholic: Let's step back and consider if we learned anything about the state of our democracy from former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees.
It's Happening: As the possibility of Trump's impeachment roils U.S. politics, allusions are made to Nixon in the 1970s. But the two presidents' similarities go well beyond impeachment questions.
Patrick Creadon's new documentary, "Hesburgh," depicts a priest who raised the bar for higher education in the United States, especially for how Catholic colleges and universities would encounter the ideas and realities of the modern world.
Distinctly Catholic: Laudatory but not hagiographic, this new film about Notre Dame's late president chronicles his enormous influence in the latter half of the 20th century.
