Michael Sean Winters

Michael Sean Winters: Cleveland Bishop Edward Malesic gave a prayer at the "Bringing America Back to Life" convention, an event that featured some dubious characters. Was he right to do so?

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: The role of religion in the politics of Russia and Ukraine; pivoting away from culture war issues; Latino vote in Nevada; protecting children in Texas.

If Biden is going to take credit for the fact that the economy is finally improving, he has to take the blame for the lingering problems like supply chain issues and rising inflation, too.

Michael Sean Winters: The Vatican took the rare step of sacking a bishop against his will. It appears that the final straw was Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres' anti-vaccine stance.

Michael Sean Winters: Yo-Yo Ma plays the Ukrainian national anthem; a look at the role of evangelical churches in politicizing conservative Latinos; self-censorship on college campuses and attacks on public education.

Michael Sean Winters: With the possibility that the war in Ukraine will become genocidal, and as the pain of economic sanctions hit home, the West's political and moral leaders must recalculate what the war demands of us.

Michael Sean Winters: LifeSiteNews essay on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects "The Paranoid Style in American Politics"; a call to restructure Ukraine's sovereign debt; why is Bolton only telling us about Trump now?

Michael Sean Winters: We have learned a lot about what ails our society during the pandemic. Near the top of the list is that many Catholics do not have the foggiest idea what the church actually teaches about conscience.

President Joe Biden started the State of the Union speech strong, praising the heroic Ukrainian people. But the unity that greeted the first part of the speech ended abruptly. This year called for more.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: You can count on Caritas International to get humanitarian aid to the Ukrainians who need it.

The fascist nonsense in some Catholics' comments about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is viciously unconcerned with justice of any magisterial teaching.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: GOP efforts to block Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination; how partisan redistricting furthers party radicalization and the country's polarization.

About 600,000 Catholics joined the eucharistic procession ending the 1926 International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. The U.S. bishops are planning the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in a different world.

Michael Sean Winters: Russian President Vladimir Putin traffics in morally obscene lies to justify his invasion of Ukraine. Is he likely to be moved by moral concerns at all?

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Economists and public policy; how nontenured college faculty are working class; setback for efforts to combat climate change; Israel's liberal values.

Michael Sean Winters: If you thought the roller coaster in Space Mountain at Walt Disney World was scary, just wait until you see the speakers' list at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.

Michael Sean Winters: Crisis editor-in-chief thinks Pachamama caused pandemic; how another conspiracy is ripping apart Wisconsin Republicans; why the possible invasion of Ukraine is qualitatively different from past wars.

Michael Sean Winters: Anthony Annett's new Cathonomics may be the best book on Catholic social teaching out there. Every Catholic business school should make it required reading.

When the RNC called the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the Capitol "legitimate political discourse," many Republican leaders said "Enough!" Could this be the Trumpian straw that will break the GOP camel's back?

Michael Sean Winters: Many immigrants still believe in the American Dream; Catholic universities give space for voices to be heard; Republicans' false allegations about voter fraud