by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 20, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, Opinion
We give Donald Trump way too much credit. Since his inauguration, I have read countless editorials on how he is ending democracy. Trump is just the cough of a virus, the pus of a boil. He may be an asp on the veins of democracy. But he did not cause its downward...
by Keith Herron | May 16, 2025 | Opinion
When the naiveté of the 1950s gave way to the clamoring of change in the ’60s, even the stodgy traditionalist Norman Rockwell grew. For decades, Rockwell painted what we considered our greatest American values. But in the early 1960s, he began exploring our American...
by Craig Nash | May 15, 2025 | Opinion
After every U.S. election since 1980 that has resulted in a Republican president, political observers have “discovered” a new stream within the Christian tradition to write about. For the Reagan and (to a lesser extent) George H.W. Bush elections, the focus was on the...
by Craig Nash | May 14, 2025 | Opinion
As a young evangelical Christian coming of age in the 1990s, one of my most significant influences was Bob Briner’s book, “Roaring Lambs: A Gentle Plan to Radically Change Your World.” Briner had been a pioneering figure in sports broadcasting and management. In...
by Jamie Marich | May 13, 2025 | Opinion
“We have a Pope!” my mother, a lifelong and devoted Catholic, texted me at 12:13 p.m. ET on Thursday. I was in the middle of teaching a course when I caught a glimpse of her text. My heart skipped with excitement. The formal announcement of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo...
