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FaithFeatures
Rachel Lu
The philosophy of Boethius and other medieval thinkers is much more relevant to today's society than we might think.
The American flag flies over the House side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
America Staff
For the fifth consecutive session, Jesuit alumni account for about 10 percent of Congress.
Christians have reasons to be hopeful, even in an age of bitter divisions.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert Aaron Wessman, G.H.M.
When the metaphor of “war” infuses headlines, surfaces in conversations, and saturates all our minds, it can have a profound influence on the life of the church—often with unintended consequences.
cardinal christoph schönborn sits wearing his black clothes and red cap with the papal keys seal behind him
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said that the publication of Archbishop Gänswein's tell-all book on Pope Benedict's private communications was "unseemly."
A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War: July 22, 1922. Courtesy of National Library of Ireland Ref.: HOG106.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The peaceful sharing of power by Irish political parties that once went to war may be understood as a triumph of the common good.
FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
After years of contraction, missteps and premature obituaries, Barnes & Noble is unexpectedly thriving. Here are three lessons from the bookseller’s turnaround for the U.S. church.
A pro-life sign is displayed March for Life rally in Washington.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Christina Bennett
It would be wonderful to live in a world where we don’t need to march because every child is protected from violence in the womb. But today there are still thousands of children sacrificed daily on the abortion “altars” of convenience.
A painted sign on paper reading "Goodbye Roe"
FaithDispatches
Christopher Parker
Maria McFadden Maffucci is the editor-in-chief of the Human Life Review, a quarterly journal founded by her father in 1975 after the Roe vs. Wade decision.
theodore mccarrick walks, hunched over, wearing a mask next to a young woman also wearing a mask. they are outside
Politics & SocietyNews
Damien Fisher - OSV News
As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal’s legal defense team is now claiming he is in steep mental and physical decline and therefore not able to stand trial.
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for the Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
Before faith becomes a list of what is believed, it is an actual experience of the living God. Our emotions, desires, joys or sorrows are, as we say, touched by grace.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Jan. 22, 2023, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Like the original disciples, as we observe and discern Jesus’ specific actions and words, we can catch glimpses of the light that leads us into the land of the living.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, seen here in a 2022 photo, has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Refusing to raise the cap on our national debt would not lead to reduced government spending. But it would endanger economies all over the world.
many people gathering in washington dc, people holding signs protesting abortion, one reads "I am the post-roe generation"
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Kerry Weber
“The march has always been about an end to Roe, but it’s also about an end to abortion.”
A sign illustrates men's and women's restrooms.
FaithNews
Maria Wiering - OSV News
New guidance and policies on ministering to people experiencing gender dysphoria released Jan. 16 by the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, call for compassion and coherence with the church’s teaching on gender and identity.
pope francis gestures during the general audience
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his second general audience on evangelization, Pope Francis explains how Jesus is a model of evangelization, whose "pastoral heart beats for the person who is lost and far away."
FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
FaithNews
OSV News
Sister André, a Catholic convert raised in a Protestant family, was born Lucile Randon Feb. 11, 1904. She lived through the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and through 10 pontificates.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
John LaFarge, S.J., a longtime editor at America, was also one of the nation's leading advocates for racial justice beginning in the 1920s.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Richard G. Malloy
Jordan Peterson has gained celebrity by offering strategies for coping with modernity. But his fellow Canadian, the Jesuit Bernard Lonergan, offered strategies that were more holistic in nature and incorporated the whole community.