National Catholic Reporter

Don't skip to Catholicism's answers: First teach youth to ask philosophical questions

As the American Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr once quipped, "nothing is more absurd than the answer to a question that is not asked." It has become common practice for Catholic secondary ...
National Catholic Register

Catholic Moral Tradition Shines Light on Hard Questions About Abortion

Part I: Catholic medical ethicists explain the Catholic tradition of double-effect theory and explore its ongoing impact on medicine and legislation. A Mary, Queen of Heaven, statue stands on a ...
America Magazine

My Journey from Atheist to Catholic: 11 Questions for Leah Libresco

Leah Libresco is a writer and school systems analyst based in Washington, D.C. A former atheist blogger and writer for the Huffington Post, Ms. Libresco stunned her readers in summer 2012 when she ...
National Catholic Reporter

Catholic needle exchange raises moral questions

In launching its needle-exchange program last week, the Catholic Diocese of Albany, N.Y., said the decision came down to choosing the lesser evil. Illegal drug use is bad, but the spread of deadly ...
America Magazine

Religious Identity in Catholic Schools: 14 Questions for John Belmonte, S.J.

John Belmonte, S.J., is a Jesuit priest who has served as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Joliet since 2010. A native of the Windy City, he holds a Ph.D. in Educational ...