Check out these recent articles from around the web: What the Left and Right get wrong about Pope Francis by John Gehring: “While Catholics check off boxes on our ideological scorecards, Pope Francis is calling the Church to a profound spiritual conversion. His foes are clericalism, legalism, and anything that gets in the way of… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Market Assumptions by Bishop Robert McElroy: “Unless structural economic reforms are undertaken to remedy existing obstacles to greater employment, the cycle of economic and social exclusion that is at the center of the pope’s challenge to existing economies will only increase.” Party Favors by John Carr:… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Without Social Security Income, A Majority of U.S. Seniors Would Be Poor by Neil Shah: “The latest figures show how important America’s social policies—everything from Social Security to the Earned Income Tax Credit—are for the incomes of Americans, especially seniors and children. If Census were to… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: “As the Church has always taught….” by Michael Sean Winters: “Just as at Vatican II, so at this synod, there are those who conflate current praxis with particular doctrines, neglecting other doctrines, and insisting that nothing can change. As the cardinal indicates, if nothing can change,… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Our infant mortality rate is a national embarrassment by Christopher Ingraham: “In fact, infant mortality rates among wealthy Americans are similar to the mortality rates among wealthy Fins and Austrians. The difference is that in Finland and Austria, poor babies are nearly as likely to survive… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: A New Agenda for American Families and the Economy by Heather Boushey: “These costs are not borne solely by families: the lack of child care, elder care, paid sick days, paid family and medical leave, and flexible schedules constrains economic growth and reduces the productivity of… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)