Articles on Religious and Catholic Ethics

Hannah Arendt's work makes clear the dangerous shortcomings of the approach favored by the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference in their quadrennial document on elections, "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship."

Conscience and compassion are required to stop the bloodshed and live in peace in Gaza.

When thinking about justification for actions taken by Hamas and Israel, the claim of self defense must be tied to universal claims of justice.

Recent protests on college campuses are divested of meaning if they are divested of truth. And as we were reminded by a Palestinian Jew long ago, it is truth that will set us free.

We need a new story in which we are bound in love and justice to the tens of thousands of persons living and dying on our streets.

Despite the concerns that religious participation is fading, enough people still consider it vital to their life. In the face of this new moment, what are key ethical guideposts for executives to keep in mind?

There may be a connection between slavery and abortion, but it's not what most pro-life Catholics think it is.

An ethicist who supports nonviolence nonetheless finds practical and conceptual challenges when it is applied to the war in Ukraine.

The artistic brilliance of William Everson merits renewed attention. And so, too, does his canticle's anticipation of fundamental theological shifts in the understanding of faith and nature called for by Pope Francis.

At stake in matters of law and abortion are women's full moral agency and their right to bodily integrity.