Opinion

History has brought us to a crossroads in the life of the Catholic Church. As one papacy ends and the prayers and the collective mind of the Church give more thought to what the right […]

Two recent editorials in The New York Times—one by Damien Cave and one by Amanda  Taub—argue that “zero-sum game” thinking is on the rise in American geopolitics. In a zero-sum game, like tic-tac-toe or chess, one person’s gain is […]

Dear Vice-President Vance: Your statement—“I realize that there is a part of me—the best part of me—that takes its cue from Catholicism”—is music to my ears. In fact, it cued me to introduce you to […]

“Arbitrariness creates fear and mistrust,” the senior prelate said. “It undermines mutual trust,” he said. “Nothing can be relied on anymore,” he said. The senior prelate was Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, emeritus of Vienna and a […]

It was an electric moment. After a three year build up that featured two vice-presidential visits, hitherto unprecedented, and one live video address, also unprecedented, Donald Trump did what no sitting American president had done […]

History is often burdened by hoary myths that take on a life of their own, independently of what “really happened,” in order to establish a certain narrative. We’ll likely hear one such myth this April, […]

At this time of year, writers tend to be introspective, looking back and trying to find trends to help people make sense of what happened. In doing this, we try today to follow the words […]

Following a brief meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on February 18th, 2009, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi issued a statement expressing her joy for the opportunity to have met the pope and to have […]