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Arts & CultureBooks
In 'Another Kind of Eden,' James Lee Burke offers literary speculations on the presence of evil in a fallen world—a post-Eden existence that nonetheless makes occasional stabs at goodness and light.
Arts & CultureBooks
With his new novel, Randy Boyagoda has added a witty, rambunctious and occasionally touching entry to the list of authors inspired by Dante.
Arts & CultureBooks
Sister Jean, the beloved chaplain of Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has 103 years worth of stories to tell in her new memoir.
FaithFaith in Focus
I’ve realized that the approach we take in sex ed offers some guidelines that could be useful for the church as a whole as we seek to engage in honest conversations as part of the Synod on Synodality.
FaithFaith and Reason
The doctrine of Real Presence is important for many reasons, not least because it is through the presence of love itself that every Catholic may discover anew the art of self-giving love.
FaithFeatures
St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., has been combined with other local parishes due to declining numbers of priests in the archdiocese. Parishioners responded over the course of a year to how the transition went.
FaithDispatches
The Catholic Church has produced preachers whose inspiring words resulted in immediate conversions. Even today, there are many excellent Catholic preachers, but this does not seem to be the norm.
FaithEditorials
In many senses, Pope Francis has proven the most communication-savvy pontiff in history. Francis has proven willing to make himself available to a degree that previous popes never even considered.
FaithYour Take
Our readers offered a variety of perspectives on Pope Benedict XVI and his ministry after the publication of America's articles on his life and passing.
FaithOf Many Things
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
Magazine
Watch: A conversation with Sam Sawyer, S.J., the 15th editor in chief of America.
FaithFaith in Focus
“What should I do for Lent?” That’s the wrong question. Rather, it is not the first question we should ask. It is the last one. Let me explain.
FaithShort Take
There is every reason to hope and even expect that pro-lifers will intentionally move with confidence into a Pro-Life 3.0 future focused on radical equality for both mother and child.
FaithPodcasts
Catholics love their saints. But it’s not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the grueling process of saint-making.
Politics & SocietyNews
Students at a Catholic high school in Philadelphia are now "no longer members of the school community" after posting a video in which one of them is in blackface.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis has dismissed the idea that he could soon resign and stated clearly for the first time, “I believe that the pope’s ministry is ad vitam [for life]. I see no reason why it should not be so.”
FaithThe Good Word
A Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein
FaithFeatures
The history of the church was nothing close to a steady, if interrupted, march to eliminate slavery.
FaithThe Word
Feb. 19, 2023, The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Like the call in Leviticus, the readings remind all the faithful to be set apart, to be holy, and this is fleshed-out in the love of one’s neighbor and more so in the love of one’s so-called enemies. In other words, the readings challenge us to grow up.