The Easiest Cut Is the Deepest

Why States Are Getting Rid of Prison Chaplains

Wayne Sheridan

When states scramble to balance their budgets in the face of declining revenue, prison funding is often near the top of the cut list. Access to a prison chaplain is widely considered a privilege granted to the undeserving rather than a right. This attitude is unworthy of a civilized nation with strong Christian roots. 

Cup or Chalice?

The Large Implications of a Small Change

John R. Donahue

Six months after the imposition of the new English edition of the Roman Missal, the volume of dissatisfaction has moderated. Yet, there is one expression that involves a translation error with serious implications for a proper understanding of the Last Supper as a Passover meal, along with implications for continued Jewish-Christian understanding. In the final analysis, it enshrines poor pastoral theology in the Sunday liturgy.

Behind Bain

What Kind of Capitalism Do We Want?

E. J. Dionne Jr.

In this election, we're not having an argument that pits capitalism against socialism. We are trying to decide what kind of capitalism we want. In light of the rise of inequality and the financial mess we just went through, it's a discussion we very much need to have now.

We’re All Salesmen Now

The Editors

A revival of Arthur Miller’s is playing on Broadway to packed houses. Tickets for this play about economic calamity are going for as much as $800. If Willy Loman, the play’s tormented protagonist, is an archetypal representative of the 99 percent, it seems that only the 1 percent can afford the luxury of weeping over the ruin of the “common man.”