Michael Sean Winters

Distinctly Catholic: The president-elect, a lifelong moderate, must challenge the Senate to rise to the occasion and not settle for inadequate policies that fail to address the clamant needs of the American people.

Distinctly Catholic: Even if former Vice President Joe Biden wins, the result is frightening. Half the country was only too willing to let lower angels run amok in their minds and hearts.

Distinctly Catholic: There was no sweeping victory. The challenge for the church is obvious, and it begins as all spiritual growth does with an examination of conscience. Whatever we have been trying in the past isn't working.

Twice-weekly round up of news and opinion: Viganò chimes in on Donald Trump and the deep state; early voting is high; listening to rural voters; what about Texas; what if Trump flees the country

Distinctly Catholic: It is good for Catholics to remind ourselves that the day after tomorrow, many of our nation's most intractable problems will require more than political solutions.

Distinctly Catholic: The fact that an evil is intrinsic tells us nothing about its significance for the common good and political life.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Advantage in drawing district lines; Latino vote in Pennsylvania; Democratic rising star in Georgia; smile-inducing news about lawyers; "American Heaven."

Distinctly Catholic: It is now as likely that Biden wins in a landslide as that Trump wins at all, but the only poll that matters is the one on Election Day.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: NCR on NPR; soon-to-be-Cardinal Wilton Gregory; racial equality and the minimum wage; catching up with Pope Pius XI; tricky climate politics.

Distinctly Catholic: Michael Warsaw wants Catholics to vote for Donald Trump's "long-term vision" for the country, without acknowledging COVID-19 deaths, racism, cruelty, libertarianism and irreparable harm to the planet.

Distinctly Catholic: The "mute" button allowed voters to hear Donald Trump and Joe Biden's answers in the final debate before the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Twice-weekly roundup of political news and commentary: Dune buggy rally for the president; seamless garment; district-level polls; domestic workers and COVID-19; check the meritocracy of the U.S.; oh, Canada

Distinctly Catholic: While the margins are narrow, too close to call, the dynamic of the race is clear: It is Joe Biden's to lose; he needs to get policy positions out during the Oct. 21 debate.

A twice-weekly roundup of political news and commentary: People are starting to write about the post-Trump era, and one county in Florida might give us clear insight about the election.

Distinctly Catholic: Pope Francis' reputation before history as a reformer will depend on his ability to confront this latest scandal, and use it to uproot the corruption that made it possible.

Distinctly Catholic: Author Mark Shea's new book is a great way to help people realize the ways our self-understanding of Catholicism has been distorted by the nation's politics and culture.

A roundup of political news and commentary: Judge Amy Coney Barrett, epitome of politicized Catholicism, when Catholic voters are being courted by both sides this election — an election no Democrat should count their chickens about

Distinctly Catholic: The common good, which the pope reminds us is the moral objective of political life, requires more than just a new president. Let's consider some non-presidential contests.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Cementing a Supreme Court pro-business majority; the stakes of state legislatures; Trump's COVID-19 treatment; an eye on the church's far-right bleachers.

Distinctly Catholic: The Supreme Court nominee will try to convince us that she is open-minded, when the only reason her supporters are so excited is that they know her mind is made up and it is reliably conservative.