Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas writes: When Germany invaded Poland, my grandfather’s cousins knew they were in great danger and had to flee. But when they tried to cross the border into what in 1939 was the Russian-occupied section of Poland, they found that the border was closed. They were turned back… Read More Bishop Calls Out Anti-Life MAGA Policies, Pointing to Patterns from Nazi Germany
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Yes, It’s Fascism by Jonathan Rauch: “Over Trump’s past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism. Trump’s appetite for lebensraum, his claim of unlimited power, his support for the global far… Read More Around the Web
Nonviolent resistance scholar Maria J. Stephan talks about things regular citizens can do to push back against government aggression without the threat or use of violence:
Pope Leo XIV: “When the fragility of others penetrates our hearts, when their pain shatters our rigid certainties, then peace has already begun. The peace of God is born from a newborn’s cry that is welcomed, from weeping that is heard. It is born amidst ruins that call out for new forms of solidarity. It… Read More Quote of the Day
Imagine being a basketball player and Klay Thompson or Larry Bird tells you that he likes the form of your jump shot. That is what it felt like as a writer to receive a compliment from John Allen, the esteemed Catholic journalist who died earlier today. One of the great honors I had when I… Read More A Tribute to John Allen (1965-2026), Legendary Catholic Journalist
About eight years ago, I was making a presentation on the topic of religion and democracy to some grantees and partners at Democracy Fund. During my presentation, a colleague texted our team group chat and joked, “Find yourself someone who looks at you the way John Carr looks at Chris while he’s presenting. He’s so… Read More Thank You, John Carr
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