Twenty-five percent told us that one or more of their children had left the church.

“In a global economy, what affects other countries affects us all. If we want to have a just and prosperous home, our businesses must sustain ethical practices everywhere.”

Readers whose parishes already engaged in outreach to Hispanics gave ideas for how to welcome this community better.

In making decisions about what to eat, respondents to an informal survey told America that the most important factor was their own health.

Respondents who named health care as their priority for state elections frequently specified the issue: how universal health care would benefit everyone.

“The author seems to think he understands China better than we do.”