NCR Columns

How to Save Western Civilization — Again

How to Save Western Civilization — Again

From Where I Stand 01/16/2019 NCR.

Trump destabilizes the presidency and the nation's soul

President Donald Trump is seen at the White House in Washington Aug. 14, 2017.

From Where I Stand, 01.02.2019 NCR.

COP24: It's Not About Resources Anymore; It's About Moral Maturity

A woman watches an exhibition inside the venue of the U.N. climate change conference, or COP24, Dec. 8 in Katowice, Poland.

From Where I Stand 12/13/2018 NCR.

For Real Change, We Must Get at Four Roots Deeper Than Church Structures

For real change, we must get at four roots deeper than church structures

From Where I Stand 09/20/2018 NCR.

For where you stand, stand up

For where you stand, stand up

From Where I Stand 09/05/2018 NCR. 

And a little child shall lead them

Young people are leading the way on guns.

Young people are leading the way against US gun violence. From Where I Stand 3/19/2018 NCR.

Francis invites change, but we are the change

Pope Francis greets the faithful before celebrating Mass at the Church of St. Gelasius in Rome Feb. 25.

From Where I Stand, March 10, 2018, NCR.

Sr. Joan calls for formal censure of President Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on immigration with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members at the White House Jan. 9. U.N. officials said Jan. 12 that Trump's reported use Jan. 11 of an expletive to describe Haiti and other countries could "potentially damage and disrupt the lives of many people."

From Where I Stand, 1/18/2018.