For better and worse, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s language is a thing of the past. But it might be useful to recover his conviction that God can guide our will if we are open to such promptings.
On the eve of the midterms, Democrats seem poised to enjoy a “blue wave.” But there’s still reason for the party to be anxious about its anticipated comeback.
The Church’s just-war doctrine was always aimed at preventing war, not justifying it. Archbishop John Wester tells Heidi Schlumpf why all modern wars are immoral.
"Constant lying ads, fear and disgust, a sense that yet more precious taboos will fall. Is there anything new to say about election season in my purple Midwestern state?"
