A Closer Look

Carrie Severino: Just reached the historic milestone of 200 confirmed judges appointed by current president; includes circuit court, Supreme Court, judges with lifetime appointments who can alter the federal judiciary; Judicial Crisis Network calls them constitutionalist judges, ‘saving us from hundreds of policy-driven liberal judges’; elections have consequences. and  Michael New: Pew Research Poll shows […]

Fr. Robert Spitzer: ‘Why Be Catholic’: Jesus’ Acceptance and Love of Sinners; The Social-Political Implications of Jesus’ Teaching on Love; The Christian Impact on Social Equality and Roman Slavery; Christian Impact on Social Welfare; The Need for Faith; Where Do we Go from Here? Life in Christ through the Catholic Church; Natural Law and Social […]

Abp. Salvatore Cordileone: San Francisco Archbishop criticizes destruction of St. Junipero Serra statue in Golden State Park, asking ‘What is happening to our society?’; ‘renewed national movement to heal memories, correct injustices of racism & police brutality in our country has been hijacked by some into a movement of violence, looting and vandalism’  Jason Jones: […]

Fran Maier: Life Lessons; How should we use our limited time in this world? Different paths lie before us, some right & some wrong; our choices have meaning, they also have consequences; we choose either to love or refuse to love, to act or refuse to act; the faith and friendship of Christians transformed the […]

Bishop Joseph Perry: Postulator for Cause of Ven. Augustus Tolton looks at the life of this former slave, first African American priest, his witness to faith & charity; good intercessor for our times of social unrest, racial tension; Juneteenth, and World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests celebrated annually on the Solemnity of […]

Fr. Paul Shovelain: Public Safety Chaplain (Police & Fire) on providing spiritual care for law enforcement officers & first responders through ministry of presence, spiritual direction, praying together; Chaplain’s experience of police officers’ humanity, dedication, sacrifices and service to citizens and communities; when officers respond to mistreatment with kindness Leah Darrow: Former model turned evangelist […]

Fr. Dan Brandt: Chicago Police Department Chaplain looks at community policing, reform proposals in law enforcement, human side of police officers’ lives of service & sacrifice; what changes do we need at this time for best, safest, most orderly & just policing system, and who should decide that? What can we do to help law […]

Carrie Severino: Supreme Court ruling that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers transgender status & sexual orientation is “hijacking of textualism” for sake of appealing to college campuses & editorial boards; can’t redefine the meaning of words themselves and claim textualism; ominous sign for anyone concerned about the future of representative […]

Congressman Adam Kinzinger: The truth about the mission and role of the RC-26b reconnaissance plane used by the Air National Guard RC-26b and Congressman’s service flying over the protests last week; correcting the record since conspiracy theories about the plane abound on Twitter; ‘Justice in Policing Act’.  Jeremy Dys: First Liberty on  double standard in […]

Tim von Dohlen Cassie Everts: Continuation of conversation about ‘Raising Black Sons’, personal experiences of multi-racial family; bias, discrimination, racial slurs & intimidation against blacks is more prevalent than many in American communities knew; what we can do in this pivotal moment to change hearts and relationships

Peter Breen: Legal challenge filed over State of Illinois law requiring all health insurance policies sold in the state to provide coverage for elective chemical and surgical abortions, with no exemptions, even for churches; case challenging health care providers that discriminate in time of Covid based on age or disability Michael New: Is Coronavirus increasing […]

Fr. Robert Spitzer: Why Corpus Christi is such an important feast and the Eucharist such a powerful sacramental presence; what Eucharistic miracles mean for us; New insights on the rise of the ‘Nones’, why they find Church teaching so hard to believe; no one explains evil & suffering better than the Church throughout history; what […]

Prof. Robert P. George: Rule of law is indispensable to a just political & social order, but it’s being applied more unevenly now based on lawbreakers’ causes; Seek the truth, speak truth as best you understand it, don’t be bullied into silence or shamed into saying things you don’t believe; don’t let fear of the […]

Ed Morrissey: Community policing, what it means, how it developed, whether it’s devolving; Who and what is Antifa? What do members want? What are their goals? Media activism that represents one set of ideas, censoring others; expected increase in coronavirus deaths from nationwide mass protests; is trust in the scientific community waning?  Kendall Qualls: Some […]

Kathryn Lopez: What is the state of life in America? Where do we go from here?; Adoption, foster care, making sacrifices to protect human life; caring for the elderly, showing respect for the equal human dignity of everyone without exceptions.  Cassie Everts: ‘Raising Black Sons’; personal experiences of adopting sons from Ghana, giving them a […]