by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 19, 2021 | News
The protests and counter protests regarding the removal of monuments and statues to leaders of the Confederate States of America have largely died down in the U.S. However, a recent Economist / YouGov poll revealed that significant divides remain in public opinion...
by Ron Rolheiser | Nov 3, 2021 | Opinion
“No man is an island.” John Donne wrote those words four centuries ago, and they are as true now as they were then, except we don’t believe them anymore. Today, more and more of us are beginning to define our nuclear families and our carefully chosen circle of friends...
by Elmo Familiaran | Mar 5, 2020 | Opinion
A profound political and cultural polarization has infected and impacted every part of U.S. society. This has made moral and ethical decision-making increasingly challenging, as I discussed previously. In a sinful world, our ethical choices do not ultimately lie...
by Elmo Familiaran | Mar 4, 2020 | Opinion
I find myself organically feeling the national angst as I ponder the profound political and cultural polarization afflicting American society. The binary, antagonistic, ideological divide that buttresses the formative political foundation of this country –...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 30, 2018 | Opinion
Last week in America, our worst demons emerged from the shadows. On three occasions, America’s worst tendencies were on full display, demonstrating a country suffering from the ongoing consequences of racial bigotry, the widening divide of political polarization and...