Following a meeting at which a majority voted to advance a divisive document on the Eucharist, the U.S. bishops' conference is seeking to clear up its own mixed messaging and is insisting the document will no longer target Catholic politicians.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Approaches to the environment from Franzen and Francis; Buttigieg talks like a business consultant; 'religion without God' in NYC.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's passionate advocacy evokes the vision and policies of the Democratic Socialists of America and the ways they align with Catholic social teaching.
Just Catholic: It's important to consider the other person's point of view, but if you visit the "Heavenly Bodies" exhibit at the Met, get ready: It's about as "other" as you can get.
Young Voices: I had the great fortune to sit in the audience as Vice President Joe Biden affirmed his great fortune to Stephen Colbert on a recent taping of "The Late Show." What was most surprising was that Biden's claims of good luck referred not to his public career but to his private life.
