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Past articles by Bill:

A gentle warning for Pope Francis critics (and cheerleaders): The synod is about conversion, not winning an argument

How many are willing to have their minds changed, to desire for something from this synodal process that goes deeper than their pre-existing agenda? → Read More

A better way to think about the debate about church, state and integralism

Christ brought about a separation, rather than integration, of the spiritual and political. → Read More

Marjorie Taylor Greene showed that the most brutal anti-Catholicism can come from Catholics

Why did Church Militant use Marjorie Taylor Greene to attack the U.S. church? → Read More

Retired Canadian archbishop: ‘We will not regain our credibility’ if the church doesn’t confront Indigenous abuse

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., speaks about the need for the Canadian church to apologize to Indigenous population for its role in abuse at residential schools. → Read More

Cardinal Czerny: Theology must be grounded in pastoral experience

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., in a speech at Regis College in Toronto, said that pastoral experience, more than any church document, should be the material of theological reflection. → Read More

The Biden Communion debate shows the exhaustion of the U.S. church

The U.S. church isn’t just polarized; it is tired. And it is polarized in part because it is tired. → Read More

Was Joe Biden preaching Catholic social teaching to the Congress last night? Supporters think so.

But critics say the president’s talk about human dignity rings hollow when he is using his office to advance the greatest social injustice in America since slavery—abortion—in the next moment. → Read More

Why did the Biden administration have to be reminded of its commitment to refugees?

Refugees and displaced persons are not just the concern of "progressives," but a broad concern of Americans, including Catholics. → Read More

Joe Biden: Another populist president?

Joe Biden wants to build support among U.S. citizens so that the G.O.P. is forced to work with him. → Read More

Bishop Robert Barron cares about unity in the Catholic Church. Do his critics?

Recent articles in National Catholic Reporter and Crisis criticize Bishop Barron for opposing reasons, but it is remarkable how similar their endpoints are: Bishop Barron makes great points about our enemies, but he just does not get us. → Read More

No, it wasn’t wrong for Catholic parishes to accept Covid relief money from the government

The Associated Press (again) investigated Catholic dioceses that benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program. Here’s what they got wrong about the church in the United States. → Read More

The ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ debate is really about how Catholics will treat each other under President Biden

The “On Eagle’s Wings” debate was never just about a hymn. It was about whether Catholics will rip each other apart during the Biden presidency. → Read More

Dear Joe Biden: Don’t forget the poor.

President Biden faces a litany of crises, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. But he must make a special effort to remember the nation’s poor, who do not have a seat at the political table. → Read More

Joe Biden quoted Augustine in his inaugural address. What would the saint think of our politics?

The full context of Augustine’s line is perhaps not as rosy as Joe Biden might have suggested. → Read More

Interview: Why did so many Democrats vote for Trump—and what should Joe Biden do about it?

In the elections of 2016 and 2020, Trump lost the popular vote. Yet he managed to win some of the most loyal Democratic communities in the nation. → Read More

What will it take to end to the death penalty? Catholic activists say a more visceral approach is needed.

The rush of federal executions was an “aberration” that does not reflect the great successes of the death penalty abolition movement in recent years. → Read More

The mob at the Capitol was reality’s revenge upon the Republican Party

Will the Republican Party reject the counterfeit politics of conspiracy and fantasy? If not, writes Bill McCormick, S.J., the violence of Jan. 6 will not be an isolated event. → Read More

Joe Biden said now is the time to heal. But what if Americans don’t want reconciliation?

After another divisive election, conciliation will be slow, difficult work, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. And some Catholic thinkers are wondering if the price for unity is too high. → Read More

The Top 3 Reasons Catholics Will Vote for Joe Biden

Editor’s Note: With the 2020 U.S. presidential election only days away, America’s editors seek to sum up the appeal of each major presidential candidate. These articles are intended as analyses, not endorsements. Read the Catholic case for Donald Trump here. With the 2020 U.S. presidential election only days away, we have one last chance to take stock of the “Catholic case” for each of the two… → Read More

Anti-Catholicism is real—and it’s turning Catholics against one another

We could turn the temperature down if we acknowledge that anti-Catholicism is a real, multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be understood but does not always require sharp denunciation. → Read More