Elections
If the church causes discomfort only to one political party when both are in need of repentance, it is not being the church.
Roughly 40 percent of Catholics are reliable Republicans, and 40 percent are reliable Democrats. The rest could go either way. That makes Catholics the ultimate swing voters.
There is probably no more divisive time in America than an election season. So I thought it appropriate to tell a personal story of reconciliation that is very important to me, and one that I have never told before.
For many people of faith, the elections have shown that what is needed is nothing short of a new confession of Christ.
When candidates claim God as their campaign manager, you can be sure they're trying to divert attention from the real question: Do they walk the talk?