“Marriage preparation is a fantastic opportunity for evangelization, catechesis and pastoral care—our diocese dropped the ball on this opportunity.”

I choose to respect the spiritual goodness in all people.

Regardless of who readers thought should take the lead, a striking majority called for collaboration in battling climate change.

We need to get back to honest debate and decent, well-thought criticism of both President Trump and the opposition party.

The majority of our readers argued for an increase in spending across a number of categories, including Medicare and health (71 percent of readers).

Seventy-two percent of our reader sample told America that, for good or ill, the way their children were welcomed had a critical effect on their own relationship with their parish.

As a pro-life Democrat, I think the Democratic Party could become strong again if it would not insist that all the people who call themselves Democrats be pro-choice without exception.

A significant obstacle for Catholics with depression and/or anxiety was the dangerous—and wrongful—interpretation of these conditions as spiritual failures.

“Once marriage is redefined as a personal instead of a social institution, it makes no sense to stick it out through even moderately bad times.”