Tag: Thomas Reese
Is the federal government more than “one word for things we do together”? Should the government say, “You’re on your own”? A politician and a priest speak about Catholic social teaching, the budget, and the role of government in our lives. More
Benedict has increased the number of Italians and Vatican bureaucrats in the College of Cardinals, observes Thomas Reese, SJ, a senior fellow at Georgetown Univeristy’s Woodstock Theological Center.
MoreWe talk about the spreading sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church with Father Thomas Reese, SJ, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center. More
Watch more of our conversation with Father Thomas Reese, SJ, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center, on the Catholic Church, sexual abuse, divisions over health care reform, and questions about the church’s moral authority.
Thomas J. Reese, SJ, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center, talks about white and Hispanic Catholic voters and suggests how President Obama’s own biography could help him connect with ethnic Catholics.
MoreIs it appropriate for a Catholic university to honor a president whose views on abortion differ from the teachings of the Catholic Church? More
DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: Benedict XVI heads to the U.S. this coming week (April 15-20) for his first visit here since being elected pope three years ago. He’ll be spending a total of five days in Washington, D.C. and … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Pope Benedict, the Vatican, and foreign policy with Father Thomas Reese, S.J., senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Institute: Q: What is the Vatican apparatus for the pope’s foreign policy? A: The pope … More
The 280 U.S. Catholic bishops meet this coming week (November 12-15) in Baltimore, with a sharp debate likely over religion and politics, specifically on how much weight the issue of abortion should have in Catholic decisions on how to vote. Joining us to explore the arguments is Father Tom Reese, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center and a longtime authority on the U.S. bishops. More