In America today, far too many of us are disconnected from each other, lonely, self-protective, or at each other's throats.

Wisconsin public schools educate over 800,000 children. But some are people are quick to demonize a whole system that is ...

References to the common good are, well, quite common these days. It seems the common good is everywhere. Apparently, it’s a medical research company in Australia. It’s a single-use, plastic packaging ...

As an Alutiiq, my worldview and cultural values give me a specific lens through which to understand “common good.” It is a lens rooted in important questions about relationships between people, people ...

As chronicled in countless news stories and reports, trust in social institutions is low. The integrity and transparency of these institutions gets a bad grade from the public, and social institutions ...

Last time, in this space, we looked at the first pillar of Catholic social teaching: the dignity of the human person. This is a concept that is easily familiar to many Catholics, particularly since it ...

Against a backdrop of irresponsible leadership and distrust of institutions, there is a pervasive sense among the citizens of many countries that they are not well served by authorities and the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We, the people. But individual rights. The common good. But don’t tread on me. Form a more perfect union and promote the general welfare. But secure the ...

It's too early to calculate the price of the pandemic. To date, more than 600,000 Americans have died and over 34 million have gotten sick. Economists estimate trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, ...

Reverend Jim Wallis is the founder and president of Sojourners and the author of America’s Original Sin. There is an ancient idea that we have lost, but can and should find again. It’s called simply ...

Just as the Supreme Court is poised to achieve many of the stated aims of the conservative legal movement, including overturning Roe v. Wade and striking down affirmative action, leading conservative ...