David Cloutier is an associate professor of theology at the Catholic University of America and co-editor of Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation (CUA Press).
By all means, we should listen to scientists and take data into account in our coronavirus response. But our leaders also need to exercise the virtue of prudence.
Democrats and Republicans both have proposals for paid family leave. So why can’t they agree on a set of policies, one that balances solidarity and subsidiarity?
The recent UN report on the rapid loss of biodiversity failed to arouse our concern. But endangered ecosystems reflect our gravely sinful habits of consumption.