Russell Shaw

Columnist

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A Look Ahead at the Supreme Court’s Fall Term

When the Supreme Court opens for business again on Monday, October 7, it will have before it for argument and eventual decision at least three cases directly involving the protection […]

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‘True Confessions’ Offers Inside Perspectives on Church’s Challenges

Parishes closing or consolidating. Fewer and fewer people at Sunday Mass. An aging corps of priests and not enough new vocations to take their place. These and similar items combine […]

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U.S. Politics Needs an Infusion of Aquinas’ Decency and Idealism

One needn’t be a big fan of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy to see the California Republican’s ouster as Speaker of the House of Representatives as a significant low point in […]