Catholics in the United States who frequently use the expressions “culture of death” and “dictatorship of relativism” increasingly inhabit—and have helped to build—a world that these slogans describe.

And in the midst of the pandemic chaos, we have become fixated on figuring out who are the deserving.

While it is true that conflict exists between the U.S. bishops and the Biden administration, ignoring the areas of agreement is ignoring the facts. It is bad for the administration, bad for the bishops and bad for the country.

The parallels to the post-pandemic Roaring ’20s of a century ago are striking. But we have learned how to fine-tune fiscal policy in order to avoid a boom-and-bust cycle.

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.

The prospect of a new life for this hymn heard in churches and assemblies across the country at once causes me discomfort and piques my interest. What can this song mean for a nation in peril?