If the Democratic Party wants to start winning national elections again, it needs to communicate its values to people of faith. If the Republican Party wants to be an honest broker, it must defend religious liberty—even when it hurts its ideological agenda. At their best, the government and the faith community can work together to… Read More Both the Left and the Right Should Defend Religious Freedom for Everyone

Here are some highlights from Pew’s latest survey for April 2017: Overall, 39% approve and 54% disapprove of Trump’s job performance For Catholics, just 42% approve, while 54% disapprove But for white Catholics, a majority (55%) approve of his performance Just 33% of women approve of Trump’s performance with 60% disapproving Likewise, his approval rating… Read More Trump Approval Low Among Millennials, Catholics, Women, But Not White Catholics

Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: Hostility to this pope has been mounting from the earliest days of his papacy, when his pro-life credentials were called into question, when his economic views were mocked, and when an entire encyclical was practically ignored by certain constituencies within the Church. As… Read More Why Church Unity Matters

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Millennial writer Elizabeth Bruenig and her husband Matt Bruenig recently spoke at the Harvard Law Forum on building a moral economy. You can watch the full video here:

Cardinal Blase Cupich has a new op-ed in the Chicago Tribune: We must not allow ourselves to be desensitized to violence. We must not look away. Nor should we become so hardened by these terrible crimes that we lose the will to help those trapped by a culture of despair, who are afforded few options,… Read More Cardinal Cupich: To End Violence, We Must Mend the Safety Net