Guest Voices

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I feel renewed. I feel bright about the future of the Catholic Church.

More than 800 million people use ChatGPT each week. But Catholics might wish to think carefully before they do — for a number of reasons, including theft, cognitive decline, and threats to jobs and the planet.

The United States is beginning to look like a dictatorship seeking to divest itself of anyone who is poor and speaks Spanish. How a person reacts to the sight of armed, masked men assaulting immigrants in the United States defines a person’s character. Increasingly, the priority put on detaining people is defining the character of the government, if not the entire country. 

In this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Cornel West on the challenges of love and nonviolence.

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, writes about his hopes for the pontificate of Leo XIV. As a servant leader, the new pope can orient us toward unity and affect the world far beyond the confines of the Catholic faith.

Around the world, we are "witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge," the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document defending the freedom of science.

Can there be just cause for purely preventive military action — action that aims to impede or destroy an adversary's capacity to wreck future harm? A Peace Research Institute Oslo professor discusses.

The Eucharist is supposed to be the sacrament of unity, but sadly liturgy still divides Catholics, especially when it comes to the Traditional Latin Mass. Is compromise possible that can respect both unity and diversity in the church?