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Immigration, Amnesty, and the Rule of Law
In the ongoing Kentucky U.S. Senate race, both candidates have accused the other of supporting “amnesty” for “illegal immigrants” and…
Author Jason Hall
Jason Hall
Jason Hall is an attorney and Catholic convert. After spending some time working in the political world followed by a brief sojourn in seminary, he apparently discovered the value of moderation and now works as a the Executive Director for the Catholic Conference of Kentucky. In his spare time, he likes to read great books, analyze political and social trends, and cheer on his beloved Cincinnati Reds.
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The Right Way to Fight Poverty
American political debates can focus on any number of things, from abortion to religious freedom to foreign policy. On some…
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The Right to Own Property is Important, but Not Absolute
Our political discourse often consists of a back-and-forth discussion between two seemingly irreconcilable extremes. Many on the Left attack those…
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Breaking Our Partisan Chains
If you’ve been following the litigation challenging the now-infamous Health and Human Services mandate requiring employer-provided group health plans to…
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Ideology and Idolatry
A recurring theme of my writing and speaking these past few years has been the need for Catholics to overcome…
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Charity vs. Justice
In my public policy work on behalf of Kentucky’s Catholic bishops, I often have the opportunity to speak and write…
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U.S. v. Windsor and the Future of Religious Liberty
As we are all aware by now, on June 26 the Supreme Court of the United States issued opinions in…
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What Is Social Justice?
When last we met, we looked at Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical which inaugurated modern Catholic social thought. We…
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Living Holy Saturday
“For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” (John 20:9) On Good…
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Family, State, and Union: Pope Leo Was Right
Imagine you are the pope. The previous half-century has seen the rise of many radical political movements and systems of…