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Thomas Reese

The Rev. Thomas J. Reese, a Jesuit priest, is a Senior Analyst at RNS. Previously he was a columnist at the National Catholic Reporter (2015-17) and an associate editor (1978-85) and editor in chief (1998-2005) at America magazine. He was also a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University (1985-98 & 2006-15) where he wrote Archbishop, A Flock of Shepherds, and Inside the Vatican. Earlier he worked as a lobbyist for tax reform. He has a doctorate in political science from the University of California Berkeley. He entered the Jesuits in 1962 and was ordained a priest in 1974 after receiving a M.Div from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.

It’s Time for a Grand Compromise on Religious Freedom and Contraceptives

Thomas Reese

December 6, 2018

General, Politics

Compromise has become a dirty word in American politics as we have become more polarized.

Father Brett Kavanaugh Would Be Suspended and Investigated

Thomas Reese

September 25, 2018

Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice

The U.S. Senate should not make the same mistakes the church did.

Baby Jesus Was a Dreamer in Egypt

Thomas Reese

January 17, 2018

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

Where are the biblical fundamentalists who say that American law should be based on the Bible? They should be leading the charge in support of Dreamers, refugees, and other immigrants.

It’s Time for a Grand Compromise on Religious Freedom and Contraceptives

Father Brett Kavanaugh Would Be Suspended and Investigated

Baby Jesus Was a Dreamer in Egypt

Advent 3: Turning Aside from Fear & Abusive Systems

Holiday Grief: An Unwelcome Guest Deserving of Radical Hospitality

Your Middle Class Church Is Shrinking Because the American Middle Class Is Shrinking