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"Love the alien as yourself"
The immigration debate says as much about us as a country and a people of faith as it does about the immigrants.
By Thomas J. Reese | November 4, 2009; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (50)
Vatican welcoming only the right?
The right side of the Vatican's new "big tent" has a "Welcome" sign, but the left side has an "Exit Only" sign.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 27, 2009; 11:53 AM ET | Comments (13)
Taking the long view in Afghanistan
Security problems Afghanistan poses for itself, the region, and the world will always resist one-dimensional solutions.
By Daniel Brumberg | October 21, 2009; 03:18 PM ET | Comments (18)
Pope's Anglican welcome could revolutionize the Church
The Vatican's opening for Anglicans may provide the Catholic Church a steady supply of married priests.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 20, 2009; 11:56 PM ET | Comments (57)
Catholic Bishops' Advice on Afghanistan
Bishops encourage Obama to shift US. involvement from military to diplomacy and development.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 15, 2009; 11:01 AM ET | Comments (6)
How to Help The Iranian People
Only by denying regime legitimacy can opposition hope to compel Iran's rulers to retreat from drive for absolute power.
By Daniel Brumberg | October 8, 2009; 02:54 AM ET | Comments (4)
3.1 Million Potential Orphans
This is a policy that should outrage conservatives: "Big Government Takes Parents from Children and Makes Them Wards of the State."
By Thomas J. Reese | October 7, 2009; 11:23 AM ET | Comments (6)
Father Polanski Would Go to Jail
The Church was rightly scrutinized when 4 percent of its priests were involved in abuse. What about the film industry?
By Thomas J. Reese | September 28, 2009; 05:33 AM ET | Comments (46)
Energy Taxes and Regulations
Two ways to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions: Taxes and regulations. Neither is evil.
By Thomas J. Reese | September 22, 2009; 04:55 AM ET | Comments (17)
The Green Pope
Pope Benedict calls for "a worldwide redistribution of energy resources." Socialism or Christianity?
By Thomas J. Reese | September 15, 2009; 04:39 PM ET | Comments (48)
Engaging the World Anew
The recent course of the Obama administration's diplomacy amply demonstrates that strategic engagement is worth pursuing.
By Daniel Brumberg | September 11, 2009; 01:28 PM ET | Comments (3)
Iraq the Sequel: Now Playing in Afghanistan
Post-election confusion could lead to violence. As in Iraq, U.S. cannot stay and cannot go.
By Daniel Brumberg | August 24, 2009; 05:23 PM ET | Comments (8)
Islamists and the Future of Democracy in the Arab World
The threat of global terrorism has provided a convenient excuse for Muslim autocrats and some Western policymakers to backslide or retreat from the promotion of democratization.
By John Esposito | August 23, 2009; 01:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
God Wants More for Us
The recession is not simply the result of economic mismanagement. At heart, it is the result of a moral failure, our failure as consumers and a country to live within our means.
By Thomas J. Reese | August 5, 2009; 01:22 PM ET | Comments (6)
Depressing Health Care Debate
Watching Washington debate health care reform is depressing. The problem is voters prefer lies to truth.
By Thomas J. Reese | July 28, 2009; 02:33 PM ET | Comments (11)
Cleric's Defiance a Breach of Faith?
After Rafsanjani's defiant sermon, Iran's political family is now irrevocably divided. Which clerics are in control?
By Daniel Brumberg | July 25, 2009; 12:49 PM ET | Comments (1)
Obama and Pope Have Cordial Meeting
A Vatican spokesman said the pope was "very impressed" by Obama who was "attentive and ready to listen."
By Thomas J. Reese | July 10, 2009; 02:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
Pope Benedict on Economic Justice
Benedict calls for a radical rethinking of economics guided not by profits but by "an ethics which is people-centered."
By Thomas J. Reese | July 7, 2009; 01:14 AM ET | Comments (60)
Obama and Benedict
When the president and the pope meet later this month, they will have much to talk about and agree on.
By Thomas J. Reese | July 2, 2009; 05:19 PM ET | Comments (1)
Pope's Delayed Message on Greed
Conservatives will be shocked by Benedict's skepticism toward unbridled capitalism based on greed.
By Thomas J. Reese | June 23, 2009; 09:06 AM ET | Comments (40)
Las Nuevas Caras del Catolicismo Americano
Obama taps Hispanic Catholic community for two important nominations this week: Sonia Sotomayor and Miguel Diaz.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 27, 2009; 11:19 PM ET | Comments (53)
The Gift of Celibacy
Any vows - whether those of a priest or of a married couple - are profound acts of faith, hope, and love.
By Kevin O'Brien | May 15, 2009; 12:43 AM ET | Comments (17)
Consciences in Conflict
New rules must respect the right of conscience of health care workers and the rights of the rape victim.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 12, 2009; 04:34 PM ET | Comments (13)
Memo to Bishops: Most Catholics Aren't Listening
Part of the problem is that the bishops stopped listening and teaching and started ordering and condemning.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 5, 2009; 04:44 PM ET | Comments (132)
"Authentic Common Ground on Abortion"
Despite their total opposition to abortion, Catholic bishops support an abortion reduction bill sponsored by Democrats for Life.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 28, 2009; 03:41 PM ET | Comments (45)
Taliban's Coercion Betrays Qur'an
The Taliban resort to violence and coercion because the Qur'an makes no mention of an Islamic state.
By Aloysious Mowe | April 23, 2009; 09:12 AM ET | Comments (124)
A Pro-Choice Ambassador to the Vatican?
Claims that the Vatican has rejected Obama's ambassador are bogus. He does not have to send a pro-life Catholic to the Holy See.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 20, 2009; 04:58 PM ET | Comments (12)
Prof. Obama Comes to Georgetown
Crowds ignore conservative Catholic critics, swarm Georgetown University to hear Obama speak.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 14, 2009; 06:18 PM ET | Comments (10)
A Practical Coalition for Afghanistan
The US will be in Afghanistan for the long haul, even as our Europeans friends are looking to get out.
By Daniel Brumberg | April 6, 2009; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
Georgetown/On Faith Bloggers
Daniel Brumberg, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Government Department at Georgetown University, and acting director of the Muslim World Initiative in the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at the United States Institute for Peace, where he focuses...
By David Waters | April 16, 2008; 01:22 PM ET | Comments (0)
