The 2024 presidential election was admirably carried out. Around the nation crowds of voters waited patiently and politely, often in long lines, to add their ballots to those submitted by mail. Observers commented that there seemed to be a strong...
The First Amendment of the U.S. constitution is as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of...
Christians tend to think of truth as something we are commanded to reflect in our speech. The Bible supports that understanding. But John’s gospel goes further and links truth to God’s very nature. It says that Jesus is not only the “Word...
The Catholic bishops of Florida recently issued a statement praising Governor Ron DeSantis’s signing of legislation for a 15-week abortion ban. Their statement said in part, “We applaud his approval of this historic law . . . We also commend...
Donald Trump’s problem and the problem of many American voters, though separate, are very much intertwined. Trump’s problem is his propensity for stream of consciousness speaking, and it was on full display for much of the September...
Why have many people abandoned religion? Why do many young people do much worse in school than their parents and grandparents did? Why does virtually everyone claim innumerable rights but far fewer accept personal responsibility? Why do many news...
Shortly after publishing an essay lamenting the Jesuits’ Magazine America‘s embrace of Wokeism, I read a prominent Jesuit’s article lamenting the fact that the entire Jesuit order is in “profound decline.” Many Catholic readers will no doubt...
The term “Woke” is often used to refer to “politically liberal or progressive especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme.” That is the definition I mean here. And the magazine I am referring to is the Jesuit magazine America. I...
