Guest Voices

In the U.S. today, evangelical, charismatic and conservative Christians continue to tap into the martyrdom mythology.

As a Catholic philosopher and avid student of Aquinas, I am always fielding questions about whether this medieval saint is "still worth" reading today, nearly 800 years after his birth.

Even with substantial consensus on many issues, the perception of polarization often drives public discourse. This misalignment can be exacerbated by partisans with something to gain.

"The Scripture readings at the end of the liturgical year are the biblical equivalent of dystopian science fiction," writes Fr. Thomas Reese. Those ideas "can lead us to despair, to give up and do nothing."

The church depends on donations from nations whose better off have been educated on the baptismal equality of all persons.

There is no perfect way of selecting bishops. Even Jesus got it wrong one out of 12 times.

Daryl Grigsby on the moral and ethical betrayal of Catholic social teaching and a church laity (and hierarchy) that seems to be nodding right along.

How strongly will the U.S. bishops express their agreements and disagreements with the Trump administration? We can get some answers by looking at how the bishops dealt with the first Trump administration.