Russell Shaw shares three observations about how we elect the president and proposes changes that would help our country heal and reunite. However, he recognizes that many of his ideas are unlikely. Shaw concludes his ...
In his latest article for Our Sunday Visitor, Russell Shaw examines the recent history of the use of the death penalty in the United States and the evolution of the Catholic Church’s perspective. As the ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that, since the case was decided in 1973, Roe v. Wade has been at the center of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justices — including Amy Coney Barrett’s. Shaw ...
Russell Shaw looks at the state of our culture and asks: Is there any realistic way to bring Americans back together in mutual understanding and respect while restoring a sense of shared purpose? To begin ...
Russell Shaw writes that The U.S. bishops in their quadrennial guide for Catholic voters Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship correctly emphasize that conscience formation as being at the heart of responsible voting. Their aim, they ...
Russell Shaw writes about the everyday, slow miracles we experience in our lives. He writes: “A friend asked me to write about miracles, taking as an example the events that brought him and his wife ...
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. in 2015, Russ Shaw writes, “maybe it’s time to ask this question: Did he come five years too soon?” Five years after the historic visit, few if ...
On matters of concern to the Catholic Church, from abortion and religious liberty to health care and immigration, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the prospect of a bruising political fight ...
Russell Shaw writes that “Some years ago, Lee Edwards, a veteran conservative writer and a friend of mine, launched an organization, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, dedicated to “commemorating the more than 100 million ...
The U.S. Constitution forbids a religious test for public office, but it is silent on office seekers’ appeals to religion and religious interests. And that is probably just as well, since religion seems destined to ...
