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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
When neither political party fully affirms the principles of our faith, writes Kathleen Bonnette, we must look at the world around us to decide which principles are most at stake.
Louisville police officers stand guard on Sept. 26, as demonstrators march during a peaceful protest after a grand jury handed down an indictment on Sept. 23 for one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
The moral legitimacy of modern policing is poisoned by Its racist and anti-worker roots, writes Dwayne David Paul. We must give up the idea that the state provides safety through force and violence.
Police officers in Atlanta kneel with protesters on June 1, following a white police officer’s killing of George Floyd, an African American, in Minneapolis on May 25. (CNS photo/Dustin Chambers, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Tobias Winright
Law enforcement in the United States has been tainted by racism, writes Tobias Winright, but we can reimagine and cultivate a new culture of ”just policing.”
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jane Sloan Peters
As I watch Amy Coney Barrett’s resilience and composure during the confirmation hearings, I wonder if I, too, could live a bit louder as the woman I am.
The sculpture "Angels Unawares" is seen at The Catholic University of America in Washington on Sept. 27, before touring the United States over the next year. The life-size sculpture, which depicts a group of migrants and refugees crowded on a boat, is a replica of the one Pope Francis unveiled in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during the 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Giulia McPherson
The Trump administration has lowered refugee admissions to an all-time low. Giulia McPherson of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA explains why this is both inhumane and shortsighted.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
James Martin, S.J.
God does not ask us to check our brains at the door and be reckless about our bodies.