Rioters taking to the streets in Ferguson and Baltimore; a 21-year-old accused of gunning down nine African Americans inside a …Read More
Category: Editorials
A call for civility and compassion
The U.S. Supreme Court’s narrow decision affirming same-sex marriage ought to compel a divided America to pause, reflect and commit …Read More
Pope’s encyclical is a call to action
Given the months-long conjecturing about what Pope Francis might say in his encyclical on the environment, the actual teaching document …Read More
Egg crisis: the collateral damage
For many of us, the shortage of eggs because of avian influenza or “bird flu” creates an inconvenience: higher prices …Read More
Transparency is key to fair trade
President Barack Obama wants Congress to grant him Trade Promotion Authority or “fast-track authority” to negotiate the sweeping trade bill …Read More
A sense of mission
There’s a scene in the movie “The Mission” where 18th-century Guarani Indian boys sing a hymn in Latin, sounding like …Read More
Building up the church
We’ve got to stop the hand-wringing about a newly released study that reports continuing decline in the Christian share of …Read More