Commonweal Publishes Open Letter Against the New Nationalism

via Commonweal: Each day more signs point to a tremendous shift in American conservatism away from the prior consensus and toward the new nationalism of Donald Trump. This is evident not only in the recent National Conservatism Conference held in July in Washington, D.C., but also in the manifesto signed by a number of Christians… Read More Commonweal Publishes Open Letter Against the New Nationalism

When Opposing the President Isn’t Political, But About Survival

President Trump will visit El Paso today. Following the recent shooting in El Paso, Americans and the media are rightly focused on the overdue reform of gun laws. But while the attack in El Paso was surely enabled by the failure of politicians to enact even a modicum of reform, it is categorically different. For… Read More When Opposing the President Isn’t Political, But About Survival

Pope Warns against Rising Nationalism, Defends Universal Human Rights and Migrants

via Vatican News: It is clear, though, that relationships within the international community, and the multilateral system as a whole, are experiencing a period of difficulty, with the resurgence of nationalistic tendencies at odds with the vocation of the international Organizations to be a setting for dialogue and encounter for all countries.  This is partly… Read More Pope Warns against Rising Nationalism, Defends Universal Human Rights and Migrants