Democrats won. Now comes the hard part.
The good news for those elected on Tuesday is that the election is finally over and they won. The bad news is that they now face the challenges of governing.
How the first Pope Leo answered Jesus’ question to Peter: Who do you say that I am?
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Zac Davis
Pope Leo warns economic inequality threatens peace, urges politicians to serve common good
The threat to world peace stems from economic imbalances linked to development that is “neither equitable nor respectful of creation,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
On Election night, the religious left is back
Democratic victories in the midterms marked a striking moment for the religious left, which has long struggled to match the influence and visibility of conservative Christians.
The Catholic writing of Jack Kerouac and Gregory Corso
Corso wrote in a 1958 letter to Kerouac that “I don’t regret my Catholic upbringing. There is something in me that is still very Catholic, I think it’s that only-we-see-the-face-of-God conceit.”
Vatican: Pope Leo ‘enthusiastic’ and ‘clinically fit’ for whirlwind Latin America homecoming
Matteo Bruni, Holy See Press Office director, said “about 36 speeches” of the pope will be delivered during the journey.
No one fully understands the role of deacons in the church—and maybe that’s a good thing
The unsettled condition of the diaconate may actually be a beneficial force, especially at a time when the church is experiencing what Pope Francis called an “epochal change.”
This postwar Catholic mayor of Florence was a nonpartisan firebrand. We need leaders like him today.
Giorgio La Pira had strong ideas but was no ideologue. He was motivated by the simple principles of human dignity and the common good.
Don’t let A.I. become your master
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Wysocki
Wisdom, hope and vigilance
November 8, 2026, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Apologies to both Holy Scripture and William Shakespeare, but it seems that one of the playwright’s famous lines from Hamlet, “The readiness is all,” may serve as a fitting summary of this Sunday’s readings, which emphasize wisdom, hope and vigilance.
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