Catholics in the U.S. are ensnared in a political binary, but as Cardinal Michael Czerny of the Vatican dicastery for integral human development explains, church teaching about the human person can show a way forward.
Distinctly Catholic: We Catholics admit there is a hierarchy of values and the protection of human life is at the top of that hierarchy, especially when the arguments opposite are principally about economics.
Friendships have existed in the past between U.S. presidents and princes of the church. But it is rare, if not unprecedented, that the church's leadership would be co-opted to the degree seen in the case of Trump.
Faith Seeking Understanding: A true sense of interconnectedness suggests that one cannot merely select a single ethical issue in isolation as if it were unrelated to all others.
NCR Connections: Recent talks by McElroy and Cupich model communication that starts with the belief that God is active in the lives of people and that well-formed Catholic consciences deserve respect.
Commentary: Bernie Sanders' election will help to create a more compassionate government that sees health care and education as human rights, and justice for all as a foundational value.
NCR Connections: The Catholic Church in the U.S. has been used and manipulated by the era's most unconscionable con artist. But there is an alternative model to being captive of far-right political operatives.
The pro-life Democrat spoke at Loyola University New Orleans for the sixth annual conference organized by Rehumanize International, an organization dedicated to promoting a consistent life ethic.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: A Little Rock Nine remembrance of MLK; videos illustrate precarious labor conditions; Knights in the political spotlight
