Pope Leo is the first Augustinian pope. That might be just what the Church - and the world - needs! ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Trump's "big beautiful bill" would be a disaster for millions of American families. ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Can Kristi Noem even spell habeas corpus? ncronline.org/opinion/behold…

697 Harvard men and women died in WWII. In Vietnam that number was 22. The loss of social solidarity those numbers contain is one more marker in our national decline. ncronline.org/opinion/memori…

Here is Part I of my review of a new book by Fr. Mark Massa, S.J., about Catholic fundamentalism. ncronline.org/opinion/jesuit…

Here is Part II of my review of Fr. Mark Massa S.J.'s new, and seminal, book on Catholic Fundamentalism. ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Trump's foreign policy ignores the nation's values and interests, but he, his family and his pals are at the trough making sure the grift machine is working ncronline.org/opinion/trumps…

The Polish elections offered voters a binary choice. Why can't we get the best of both liberalism and populism? ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Pope Leo's one month anniversary is Sunday. Are there any tea leaves yet? And what are they indicating? ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Here is a look at what some looming decisions will tell us about Pope Leo's approach to leadership. ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

The Church needs to do more to support the protesters in LA and also to keep the protests peaceful, you know, witness to Christ, that sort of thing. ncronline.org/opinion/standi…

Federalizing the Nat'l Guard and hosting a Mussolini-esque military parade are worrying, but sending the Marines onto the streets of an American city is the real danger. ncronline.org/opinion/are-we…

Is the tide of public opinion turning on immigration? ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

The Supreme Court upheld a TN law banning certain procedures for minors who identify as transgender. Did the court get it right? ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

A report from the Vatican on debt and development is really important. It should get more attention than it will given the war in the Mideast. ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Were the airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities moral? Likely yes, but if the preliminary intel that the facilities were not destroyed proves true, then the moral case is weaker. Wars must be winnable to be just. ncronline.org/why-airstrikes…

Eight new US archbishops get the pallium this Sunday, marking a significant shift in the U.S. hierarchy. ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

With July 4th coming, we should shine a light on Trump's un-American activities like masked law enforcement and raiding church property. ncronline.org/opinion/shinin…

Can Mamdani make democratic socialism palatable? ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Happy 4th of July. In advance of next year's semiquincentennial, I rewatched Ken Burns' documentary on Jefferson. It is a good place to start. ncronline.org/opinion/celebr…