Bioethics
Interview
When Being Pro-Life Did Not Mean Being Conservative
For those who have come of age in the so-called millennial generation, the alliance between conservative Republicanism and “pro-life” activism is accepted without question. Indeed, …
By Eric C. MillerEssay
Remembering Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016): Priest, Poet, and Pacifist
Daniel Berrigan, the radical priest who helped to redefine what it means to be a Roman Catholic in post-Vatican II America, died on April 30 …
By Shawn F. PetersEssay
A Hospital Tradition Remembers the Youngest Patients
“How many children do you have?” I asked a colleague as we started to get to know each other a few months ago. “One,” she …
By Wendy CadgeInterview
American Catholicism in Public Life: An Interview with Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Last month, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Catholic archbishop of New York, gave a public lecture at Washington University in St. Louis. It was a homecoming …
By Tiffany StanleyEssay
America’s Divisions and Scalia’s Christian Visions
As efforts are made to assess the legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month, pundits have avoided discussing the one decision that stands …
By Nomi StolzenbergReport
The Liberation Theology of Dr. Paul Farmer
J ust weeks ago, during a February visit to Mexico, Pope Francis gave a Mass at Ecatepec, a slum outside of Mexico City. The teaching …
By M. Sophia NewmanReview
Along the Edges of Faith: The Many Sectors of American Chaplains
Meg, a chaplain at an urban academic medical center, spoke often about hope in the time I spent shadowing and interviewing her for my book …
By Wendy CadgeThe Table
Capital Crime Calls for Capital Punishment
It is one of those recurring issues, at least in the American context, that refuses to leave us alone. The increasingly pointless face of crime, …
By J. Daryl CharlesThe Table
The United States Should Abolish the Death Penalty, as Pope Francis Implores
In his recent address before Congress, Pope Francis gave his support and encouragement to the call to abolish the death penalty in the United States. …
By Joseph A. FiorenzaThe Table
Let’s Reform Our Broken Criminal Justice System
Never Murder. –Exodus 20:13 (God’s Word Translation) As an African American woman who identifies with the Hebraic roots of the Christian faith and who has …
By Onleilove Alston