Michael Sean Winters has advice for U.S. bishops ahead of this year's elections: "Does what I intend to say or do help unite the Body of Christ? And if the answer is no, it is better to say nothing at all."
By aligning itself with Trump, the pro-life cause finds itself in a long line of people and causes damaged irreparably by hitching their bandwagon to the former president, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
My friend Tom gravitated to those who suffered the violence of war as well as structural violence. His solidarity with the peoples of Central America provides a window into his approach and his courage.
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton listened, and once he had heard something he could not unhear it. That is why he kept returning to the battle zones, the picket lines and the prisons, writes Robert Ellsberg.
Two things struck Fr. Tom Reese while reading Dignitas Infinita: its new standard for transparency about how it was written, and its emphasis on how long the church has taught on threats to human dignity.
We are called to define our Christian ethical vision by looking above the belt and at the needs of our brothers and sisters, as well as considering issues of bioethical significance, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
