A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation (Friday of the Third Week of Lent), by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

The church’s passion for justice arises not only from its moral certainty, but even more from its solidarity with those who are suffering.

Choice alone cannot be a sufficient moral framework for thinking about abortion because more than one human life is at stake.

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent

Pope Francis has a broad—and brave—vision of what being a pastor means, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J. And that vision has room for bishops to disagree with each other about the best way forward.

The Texas abortion law wins a battle in the culture war but at what cost?

A statement from Colorado’s bishops will likely contribute to vaccine misinformation among Catholics, Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes. And its individualistic and libertarian notion of conscience ignores our obligations to the most vulnerable.

Is it appropriate for a Catholic media outlet to take steps to de-anonymize data in order to publicly reveal the sins of another?

Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.

Even in the exceedingly unlikely event that every bishop miraculously agreed on how to approach the question of Communion and abortion, it still would not resolve the political question of abortion in favor of the Catholic position.