'We have a pope who is casual, imprecise and a fan of hyperbole. That is a new, hard thing.'

Where we choose to click and what we choose to read matters. Collecting these stories cost some people their lives. Why not honor that sacrifice?

As a Catholic priest, you can count on people to be curious about two things in your life: celibacy and confessions.

Smith was a man who believed that faith in God was not incompatible with faith in the people.

Hamilton was a New Yorker, a lawyer like Hillary Clinton and a business investor like Donald Trump.

U.S. voters—especially evangelicals—appear to have vanquished their inner Puritan and are now far more accepting of sinning politicians.