Violence and hate require the response of a real pastor
Pat Perriello NCR Today Orlando shootingNCR Today: A Baptist leader in Sacramento said the Orlando shooting was a good thing; this is not a Christian response.
View ArticleWhat some important Republicans have to say about Donald Trump
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: Some important Republicans are beginning to line up around the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.
View ArticleA limited defense of Hillary Clinton
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: It is difficult to find someone who can truly provide a balanced view of the significance of Hillary Clinton's actions while serving as Secretary of State.
View ArticleIs there hope for improved race relations?
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: What have we seen that suggests we may be heading in the right direction? I believe the most hopeful sign is a generational one.
View ArticleWhere do the candidates stand after their conventions?
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: The political conventions of 2016 are now history. They offer a study in contrasts.
View ArticleNew rules for contemplative women and the Francis revolution
Pat Perriello NCR Today Women deaconsAs a certified political junkie I have been caught up in all things political for the past several weeks. However, I did want to go back to a story that surfaced...
View ArticleWhat do the new rules for contemplative women say about the Francis revolution?
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: I have been thinking a lot lately about whether the Francis revolution is over.
View ArticleDonald Trump has a path to victory
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: Large poll leads for Clinton in important swing states can lead one to conclude that this election is over. It's not. Far from it.
View ArticleWe need more flexibility in our liturgies
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: An insistence that everyone must do the same thing at all times serves no one.
View ArticleHow should the new evangelization work?
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: I think Francis has it right, "It is not by proselytizing that the church grows, but by attraction."
View ArticleWhere does presidential race stand, post-Labor Day?
Pat Perriello NCR Today Election 2016NCR Today: There are so many issues to address regarding the 2016 election, which is now only two months away.
View ArticleSome secrecy is necessary to operate a government
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: The seemingly indiscriminate hacking of emails of public officials for entertainment or humiliation deserves universal condemnation.
View ArticleCatholics seem absent from Standing Rock pipeline protest
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: Major opposition has developed to the construction of an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, but I don't see much support from the...
View ArticleA divided nation watches the debate
Pat Perriello NCR Today Election 2016NCR Today: The American electorate seemed to be divided into two parallel universes as people watched the first presidential debate.
View ArticleThe church needs a new morality
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: The notion that the church cannot change is simply untenable, and it is harmful to the faithful.
View ArticleFrancis is out to change the church
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: There can be no doubt now that Pope Francis is indeed seeking to remake the church into his own image.
View ArticleFinal thoughts before the November 8 election
Pat Perriello NCR Today Election 2016NCR Today: Everyone wants this election to be over, but the polls vary widely as to what the outcome could be.
View ArticleWas James Comey's letter to Congress a mistake?
Pat Perriello NCR Today NCR Today: Wittingly or not, James Comey's actions placed his thumb on the scale in favor of a particular candidate.
View ArticleVoters should read this powerful editorial
Pat Perriello NCR Today This morning’s Baltimore Sun had a powerful editorial written by an Egyptian immigrant, Amgad Naguib. I believe it should be read by every voter before going into the polls.
View ArticleAssessing the future with President-elect Trump
Pat Perriello NCR Today Transition to TrumpNCR Today: Our fight against injustice needs to continue. Yet, to work against this president's success would be un-American. Republicans used that approach...
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