Many Catholics and other Americans are no doubt wondering about the implications of the same-sex marriage case for the future of religious liberty. That is a…
Some commentators have suggested that there is a tension or contradiction between the position Pope Francis takes in Laudato Si, on the one hand, and the…
Pope Francis has a reputation for sometimes saying surprising things. In some cases, however, the surprise arises not because he said something unusual, but because the…
Sometimes certain environmentalists criticize the Bible as the root of disregard for and disrespect for nature. They think that modern, western nations have shown a remarkable…
I was about to say that people are eagerly anticipating Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, but maybe they are no longer needing to anticipate: According…
Many Catholics oppose the use of capital punishment–at least in countries like the United States–on the grounds that it is no longer necessary to protect society…
Christians in America sometimes complain of what they perceive as persecution or a move in the direction of anti-Christian persecution. These concerns may sometimes be overblown.…