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Stephen Kokx
Stephen Kokx is a freelance writer and adjunct professor of political science living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has previously worked for the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Peace and Justice.
His writing on religion, politics and Catholic social teaching has appeared in a number of outlets, including Crisis Magazine, The American Thinker and his hometown paper The Grand Rapids Press. He is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, and is a graduate of Aquinas College and Loyola University Chicago. Follow Stephen on twitter @StephenKokx
Recent Posts
Something is wrong when a dictator gets more praise than a pope
Jesse Jackson secured his induction into the liberal hall of fame last week when he told attendees at Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez’s funeral that Chavez “fed the hungry, lifted the poor, rais... More
Video: A look inside the Papal conclave
Catholic News Service just released a fantastic video that shows exactly what the Cardinals will be doing at the upcoming conclave. Not only is it informative, but it is extremely well done. I espec... More
Shocking! Bill Clinton changes views on marriage
Former President Bill Clinton has joined President Obama – a man whose 2008 presidential campaign Clinton once referred to as a “fairy tale” – in advocating for the repeal of the Defense of Ma... More
An open letter to the College of Cardinals: What I want in a church
There’s been several polls released over the past couple of weeks (see here and here) that indicate a growing chasm between lay Catholics and church leadership. Many pundits interpret this to ... More
So You Want to be Pope? Here’s How
The Chair of St. Peter is empty. And the period of sede vacante has begun. Now we wait for the College of Cardinals to select the 266th successor of St. Peter. While the papal conclave won't begi... More
Is Pope Benedict’s resignation a catastrophe?
In a visit to the Rome-based Community of Saint’Egidio home for the elderly in 2012, Pope Benedict told residents that senior citizens “are an asset to society, even in suffering and disease.”... More
The next pope needs to pay attention to the developing world
As we head into the papal conclave it's important to remember that the church's primary mission is the salvation of souls, and that whoever the next pope will be, he will takeover a church that is rap... More
Government can help with but cannot win the war on poverty
“If men were angels,” James Madison once wrote, “no government would be necessary.” Though published more than two centuries ago, Madison’s words have been proven true time and time again... More
Pope Benedict XVI: The Green Pope
Protecting the environment has been a consistent theme of Pope Benedict’s papacy. In my view, the Pope brought a much needed, clear-thinking perspective to a debate dominated by narrow-mindedness a... More
Place your bets
Who will be the next pope is anyone’s guess. There are, however, a handful of names that keep coming up in conversation. Here’s Fr. Barron on the Today Show speaking with Matt Lauer about po... More
