Last week more than 30 bishops and cardinals joined with theologians, journalists and other Catholic leaders at Fordham University for the fourth "Way Forward" ecclesial gathering.
"With the Republican Party in control of the two political branches of government, the judiciary's willingness to defend the law is invaluable," writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Jesus' counsel is especially wise if we are going to help our society overcome the intense polarization that afflicts it. It is so easy to list the many faults and failures of those whose politics are not like our own.
The small cardboard boxes have long supported Catholic Relief Services' hunger relief programs. This year, Trump's foreign federal aid freeze leaves CRS in dire straits and grassroots support all the more important.
As we pray for the health of Pope Francis, we contemplate the future of the church and think about past papal transitions. This 1978 NCR story was published following the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II.
In highlighting "two pillars" of personal liberties and free markets to the exclusion of other civilizational pillars, and insulating them from criticism, Bezos misunderstands how ideas strengthen or atrophy.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley's lecture offered unique insights into the spiritual sources on which Pope Francis has drawn, specifically the ways he embodies both the Franciscan and Ignatian traditions.
If there are any true conservatives left in today's GOP, they should stand up to the chaos and the diminution of the moral source of governmental authority that Trump's haphazard approach to government has unleashed.
