by Dan Finucane, SJ and Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Nov 3, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
Editors’ Note: This is one of a pair of letters written to the major party candidates for president. See the letter to Vice President Biden here. Dear President Trump, We write to you as Catholics and citizens. We regard these principles of Catholic Social Teaching as...
by Dan Finucane, SJ and Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Nov 3, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
Editors’ Note: This is one of a pair of letters written to the major party candidates for president. See the letter to President Trump here. Dear Vice President Biden, We have been wanting to write to you for some time now to share our thoughts with you as fellow...
by Dan Finucane, SJ | Oct 26, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
Catholic voters are a much-discussed constituency in American politics. As Alex Hale noted recently, no major political party in the United States aligns with Catholic teaching. Because of this, politicians make concerted efforts to win over Catholic voters. This...
by Doug Jones, SJ | Oct 19, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
The news these days does not paint a rosy picture for peace and goodwill around the world. The United Kingdom continues its agonizingly slow departure from the European Union. Tensions are flaring between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Lebanon’s decline into failed statehood...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Apr 20, 2020 | Economics, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
It may seem an inopportune moment to rethink our political system as we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic. However, the unprecedented near-halt of our society and economy has given us a rare opportunity to step back and re-examine how we structure our world...