Commentaries
Exhaustion meets new beginnings
Whether in the White House or Congress, churches or schools, offices or businesses, homes or in public, this is a time for Catholics to instill hope inspired in the best of our faith, writes Hosffman Ospino.
President Biden’s top priority must be healing
Our new president would do well not to rescind the Mexico City policy or push regulations that would require religious organizations to offer contraceptive coverage to their employees, argues a guest editorial.
Ave atque vale, Father Gus
Father Eric Banecker offers a fond farewell to the departed Augustinian priest beloved by many priests and seminarians. He radiated the joy of the Gospel, even in the humblest of circumstances.
History’s greatest inaugural speeches
Elise Italiano Ureneck looks at the inauguration speeches of three presidents -- Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy -- and one of Jesus, calling us to renewal and the most important truth.
The church must go out
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia writes that we must bring Christianity back to the streets, and through diverse participation, profoundly rethink humanity's toughest questions, a task which needs everyone's help.
My fellow Catholics: Let our faith drive our politics, not the other way around
A Catholic editor believes Catholics can lead Americans to relearn how to talk with one another, how to listen, how to disagree with respect and how to compromise for the good of all.
St. Joseph: Sign of hope amid the pandemic
Sister Lorraine Bruno advises young people to dream and to follow God’s will as Joseph did, as they respond to our culture’s many challenges with prayer, faith and action.
Stepping back from the brink
The attack on the Capitol was both the nadir and a foretaste of how bad it will become if we don't commit to a different path, writes Greg Erlandson. We need to find ways to dismantle the barriers so many of us have helped erect.
After carnage at Capitol, rely on virtue and grace to keep democracy
Observing this week's assault on the U.S. Capitol, editor Matthew Gambino recalled the last inaugural address. Americans are divided over what is right and what is true, but diligence and prayer point the way forward.
Laying the path to a better future
In the new year, Effie Caldarola is enjoying a new book by Pope Francis in which he envisions of a redesigned economy, a new respect for nature and a renewed focus on the poor. He calls for fraternity, not individualism.