Tom Roberts was NCR executive editor from October 2018 through April 2020. Tom was NCR editor from 2000-2008. He is the author of The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community's Search for Itself (2011) and Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith (2015), both published by Orbis Books.
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Commentary
How to evaluate Catholic journalism as CNS shuts down
Commentary: The U.S. hierarchy decided to shut down Catholic News Service operations in this country. So what should Catholics seek in their sources of information if they're looking for good journalism?
Commentary
Reflections on three unlikely cardinals: McElroy, Ramazzini and Rosa Chávez
Commentary: In retrospect, I've unwittingly had meaningful encounters with three cardinals-to-be, very unlikely candidates, saying and doing the kinds of things that aspiring cardinal types normally avoid.
Book Review
The 1619 Project: Making space for long-ignored truths
Book review: Whatever flaws the 1619 Project may have, it is a valuable view of a shadow stream of U.S. history through the eyes of those who understand, more clearly than anyone without dark skin can, the lasting effects of it.
Commentary
Maryland vetoes show Catholic witness is victim to ongoing culture war
Commentary: A drama in Maryland holds significance for the next presidential election cycle, while highlighting the ever-shrinking role of Catholic witness in the public square as it becomes a casualty of the culture wars.
