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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Mark Phillips
By remembering how a group of his students mended a fracture over a controversial book, a former college professor finds hope for national reconciliation.
A child kicks a football in front of a mural of Nelson Mandela, in Soweto, South Africa, as the country celebrates Freedom Day on April 27. (AP Photo)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Polls abound, and the political ground keeps shifting, but one thing is sure: South Africa is likely to experience a significant political realignment on May 29.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
The Gaza campus protests reveal the nature—and danger—of righteous anger.
An artist displays an image of former president Donald Trump and an image of the face of Christ at the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual Ronald Reagan Dinner on Feb. 23, 2024. (OSV News photo/screen grab CPAC)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
While it is important to emphasize the transcendent source of human rights, it would be short-sighted for Christians to avoid reflecting on what may be leading some to conflate Christianity and Christian nationalism.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
It is easy to find flaws—big ones, even—in large social movements, but we would do well to remember why student protests against the war in Gaza are happening in the first place.
A young female doctor in blue scrubs holds hands with an older female patient, both sitting on a couch. (iStock/BongkarnThanyakij)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Don Grant
Many professionals who care for strangers are not religious workers, but they play a pivotal role in reinforcing the imago Dei, the notion that all people are made in the image of God.