For some Catholic couples, the church's teaching on contraception feels insufficient and exclusive. And for a long time, I believed I had no options that protected both my health and my marriage.
One of the pope's greatest achievements will have been his engagement with the humanities and humanity — with a deep understanding of the challenges it faces.
In 1963, Jesuit Fr. John Courtney Murray gave a speech to journalists that became National Catholic Reporter's manifesto when the newspaper debuted a year later. It remains our guiding force today.
Anyone who fails to see the way Democrats' engagement on culture issues dooms them to failure is someone who doesn't realize the degree to which they make Trumpism possible, writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear takes a deep dive into Luke 10, where Jesus sends out disciples to disarm, heal and dismantle the empire through radical peacemaking.
These are not the stray provocations of a thin-skinned politician, but a sustained campaign to intimidate, manipulate and muzzle institutions that hold power accountable. We cannot let this sinister behavior succeed.
Democrats charged with crafting a future for the party can start by listening to those members of Congress who continue to perform well in red, or at least magenta, districts. Next, talk to union organizers.
