Maureen Fiedler
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President Trump: Time for him to go
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she did not recall President Donald Trump using the word "shithole" when he met with members of Congress to discuss immigration policy Jan. ... → Read More
Network spells out the consequences of the tax bill
Well, an outrageous tax bill passed Congress on Dec. 20 as a kind of Christmas present to wealthy Americans, and it will surely be signed into law by President Donald Trump. But no person, no group, d... → Read More
A train ride reveals the beauty of human diversity
I am often struck by the fact that some people are fearful of those who look different from them: people of different races, ethnicities, religions (where physical appearance gives clues). At its wors... → Read More
Finding hope in spite of Trump
I must admit it is difficult finding hope in this "Time of Trump." After all, he dominates the news (or maybe I should say he gets more coverage than he should). And he rarely, if ever, gene... → Read More
'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses ...'
Just about everyone would recognize the title of this blog post as words from the poem displayed at the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. They speak eloquently of the ideals that are supposed to &... → Read More
Sisters' protests crucial in halting health care repeal
NCR Today: NETWORK organized Catholics nationwide to express their displeasure with Senate Republicans' health care legislation. → Read More
Pure speculation: What might have been said when Trump met Putin
NCR Today: I have no inside information about the recent meeting of Trump and Putin at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany, but I still think it's fun to speculate. → Read More
Health care is a human right
NCR Today: The Senate health care bill was not expected to be a light shining in the darkness, but it's clearly stingy and disheartening, much like the House bill. → Read More
'Make our planet great again'
NCR Today: Where are the bishops when it comes to President Donald Trump's view of the environment? → Read More
Ramadan can make Lenten fasting seem tepid
NCR Today: Every year when Ramadan rolls around, I stand in awe of my Muslim sisters and brothers, and the stringent fast that they observe. → Read More
Suggestions to Pope Francis for his meeting with Trump
NCR Today: As President Trump deals with the FBI scandal, I have new suggestions for the pope in advance of his meeting with the troubled U.S. president. → Read More
Faith and science come together to save the planet
NCR Today: There have been times in history when faith and science have been at odds. No more, as of April 29. → Read More
Climate policy: Trump should talk to Pope Francis
Here in my home state of Maryland, there is great news for the environment: our legislature just passed a ban on fracking. And it even has the support of Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican. Still, this i... → Read More
Welcoming the stranger, and being welcomed
NCR Today: In Nicaragua in the 1980s, we were the strangers, and a poor, rural family welcomed us with open arms and a chicken supper. → Read More
Sr. Simone Campbell continues speaking truth to power
NCR Today: There's nothing like telling it like it is … at the seat of male ecclesial power. → Read More
Trump's problem with the truth
NCR Today: Truth-telling is a bedrock principle of democracy, and Trump's inability to come to terms with the truth on so many occasions is deeply troubling. → Read More
The End of White Christian America
By many accounts, it’s a fascinating book -- with strong religious and political implications. It has gotten rave reviews from both academics and media outlets like The New York Times. (The NCR review is coming soon.) I’m talking about The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones. Jones is the founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), and (like me) loves to… → Read More
The new Muslim mayor of London
How rapidly we forget history! Or maybe we never learned it in the first place. Sadiq Khan was just elected recently as the first Muslim mayor of London, England, but many news outlets announced that he was the "first Muslim mayor of a major European city." Just one problem: It's not true! Not even close. This week on "Interfaith Voices," I interviewed an historian named Dr. Juan Cole, a… → Read More
A major crack in the ice: studying women deacons
OK, just to be clear: I have long believed that women should be full equals with men in all the offices of the church, eligible to serve as priests, bishops, cardinals, even pope. And I think the "reasoning" (if you can call it that) in the Declaration on the Question of the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood (the 1976 document which came out against women priests on grounds that… → Read More
'The burning of paper instead of children'
Like many people who were inspired by Daniel Berrigan, I am both mourning his passing ... and rejoicing in the legacy of justice and peacemaking he bequeathed to us. And, for me, no statement sums it up better than the statement he included in the later drama he wrote about the peace action of the Catonsville Nine: "Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of… → Read More