The National Rifle Association gathering in Dallas attracted demonstrators on both sides of gun control—and an opportunity for dialogue.

The two talked about how to improve pastoral services over coffee Tuesday. Later, Ryan swore Conroy in again.

These are our brothers and sisters, not freeloaders.

This week, we talk with Wajahat Ali, a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, where he covers religion, family life and U.S. politics.

The conflict between Mr. Ryan’s libertarianism and his Catholicism rests on rival anthropologies.