These alt-right folks may shout "Viva Christo Rey!" but they act like they have found their king and Mar-a-Lago is his kingdom. That is the problem, points out NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Bishop Robert Barron was "delighted" to attend President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress and celebrate a private Mass for lawmakers, he said on a lengthy social media video about his "thrilling" trip.
A school-age child died of measles. I am not speaking of the recent case in Lubbock, Texas. This was 62 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, and she was my sister.
"With the Republican Party in control of the two political branches of government, the judiciary's willingness to defend the law is invaluable," writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Jesus' counsel is especially wise if we are going to help our society overcome the intense polarization that afflicts it. It is so easy to list the many faults and failures of those whose politics are not like our own.
The small cardboard boxes have long supported Catholic Relief Services' hunger relief programs. This year, Trump's foreign federal aid freeze leaves CRS in dire straits and grassroots support all the more important.
As we pray for the health of Pope Francis, we contemplate the future of the church and think about past papal transitions. This 1978 NCR story was published following the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II.
In highlighting "two pillars" of personal liberties and free markets to the exclusion of other civilizational pillars, and insulating them from criticism, Bezos misunderstands how ideas strengthen or atrophy.
