That speech itself took a beating in the 2016 election is troubling. But Clinton and Trump were not singularly to blame: Both candidates embodied longer-term trends.
Some of the anxiety pervading reception of 'Amoris laetitia' invites misconstruals of the text that dwarf whatever legitimate worries that critics may have.
It is worth stopping to reflect on what Francis has described as “the very foundation of the church’s life,” now, while the Year of Mercy remains fresh in our minds.
The rewards for close attention to every scene and shot in "Moonlight" are the same as those for any patient reading of Henry James serpentine sentences.
After the spectacle of 2016, it is well to remember that popular agitation, exaggerated expectations, and deep divisions have long been part of the nation’s history.
Like a nightmare where you can sense the macabre ending in advance, an electoral scenario favoring the National Front's Marine Le Pen is starting to take shape.
Vibrant suspicion of government is the bedrock of democracy and our robust civil society. But it also means we’re unsure of what to do with our our own government.
Willing the good to everyone doesn't mean we ought to contrive a cheap reconciliation that ignores the danger presented by Donald Trump to our society and the world.
