Article Letters | More just war Readers reply to the exchange on just war between Peter Steinfels and Gerald Schlabach, and the authors respond. By The Editors September 20, 2017 Letters
Article A Church That Can & Did Change Within the Catholic Church, the “culture wars” have become the “council wars.” The latest entry in these debates is ‘The Reception of Vatican II’ By Richard R. Gaillardetz September 20, 2017 Vatican II Books U.S. Catholicism
Article Bad Faith? Debates over religion’s role in American political life are so confused By The Editors September 20, 2017 U.S. Catholicism Bishops Ethics
Article The Real Scandal When a group of zealots who show no sense of Christian decency have more sway over a seminary than the cardinals who endorsed James Martin’s book, something is wrong By John Gehring September 19, 2017 U.S. Catholicism Bishops
Article The Priority Is Still to Save Obamacare People think Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy's “health care” proposal must be more sensible than other approaches to repeal the ACA. It’s not. By E. J. Dionne Jr. September 18, 2017 Health Care
Article He’s Not the Military Pope Why make the prophetic John XXIII the heavenly poster-child and patron saint for Italy’s soldiers? By Robert Mickens September 18, 2017 War and Peace Vatican II Bishops Letter from Rome
Article A Pope with ‘Both Feet in History’ What the latest long interview really reveals about Francis By Massimo Faggioli September 14, 2017 Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI Theology Poverty Vatican II
Article How Pope Francis Reframes the Politics of Being ‘Prolife’ One of the most influential figures of our time puts a consistent ethic of life at the forefront of religious and political conversations By John Gehring September 13, 2017 Climate Change Pope Francis Bishops Abortion
Feature Delight Is Where the Mystery Lies Anthony Domestico speaks with Alice McDermott about her new novel, the nature of time in Catholicism, and the best kind of reader By Anthony Domestico September 13, 2017 Books U.S. Catholicism
Feature An Ordinary Sunday Parishioners across the country weigh in on the state of Sunday Mass By The Editors September 12, 2017 U.S. Catholicism Liturgy Secularism and Modernity
Article Wheaton, Illinois The worship space itself is impressive, and may deserve to be called beautiful By Jim Pauwels September 12, 2017
Article Menominee, Illinois Casual dress predominated. Like the figures in the church’s statues and paintings, all were white By David Carroll Cochran September 12, 2017
Article Royal Palm Beach, Florida As we say in Florida, we never did that up North By Tom Blackburn September 12, 2017
Article Bellingham, Washington I walk to the altar and see the wooden statues of Saint Joseph the Worker, to the right, and Our Lady of Fatima, to the left By Sam Rocha September 12, 2017
Article Antioch, California Regardless of our human failings as liturgical actors, God was present and at work By J. Peter Nixon September 12, 2017
