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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.

Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and the Normalization of Violence

Thomas Reese
August 5, 2019
General, Politics, Practical Justice
I feel guilty, but I simply cannot take it anymore.

Fasting from Food, Feeding on the Bible During Lent

Thomas Reese
March 12, 2019
Church Life, Creation & Environment, Practical Justice, Theology
Another way to update Lent to the needs of the 21st century would be a carbon fast.

Pope to Church: Bring Abusers to Justice

Thomas Reese
January 3, 2019
Church Life, Global
To those who have abused minors, Pope Francis said, “convert and hand yourself over to human justice, and prepare for divine justice.”

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

Thomas Reese
December 6, 2018
General, Politics, Women
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
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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.

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