Despite its name, "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" minimizes the formation of consciences. Time for the U.S. bishops to start over, argues columnist Michael Sean Winters.
In recent weeks, the courts rendered decisions in two cases involving First Amendment guarantees of the free exercise of religion. We agree with both decisions, but deplore one of the outcomes.
Distinctly Catholic: You could have a field day comparing what George Weigel wrote about national bishops' conferences during John Paul II's pontificate to what he writes now.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Millennials form unions; reading the midterm tea leaves; "Saint Benedict XVI"; politics and Puerto Rico's death toll.
New York - Cardinal Joseph Tobin and economist Jeffrey Sachs discussed social teaching and the twin global crises of inequality and climate change at a Sept. 5 Fordham seminar.
Distinctly Catholic: We Catholics bring our prayers and beliefs to these horrific mass killings, but we bring much more to the effort to keep future such killings from happening.
