Pursuing truth—alongside the littlest among us
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by John Consolie
Pope Leo’s encyclical comes just in time: AI is raising questions only religion can answer.
The timing of “Magnifica Humanitas” is not primarily a cause for celebration. It is an occasion for clarity about the perhaps existential dangers that make this encyclical necessary.
Warning many ‘disappear from the parish’ after Confirmation, Pope Leo tells young people to ask for perserverance
“Sometimes, when the bishop confers Confirmation—the gift of the Holy Spirit—you never see the young people again,” Pope Leo said.
Bob Dylan at 85: Forever young?
Bob Dylan will be 85 this week. While ‘America’ didn’t always offer him the coverage he deserved, many of our writers have found much to love in his music and other artistic works.
Bishop Flores: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical is coming. Don’t let ChatGPT read it for you.
The words of the pope should not be reduced to a program of dogmatic definitions and generated summaries.
Embodiment of the Spirit
May 24, 2026, Pentecost Sunday: Our participation in Pentecost this Sunday may be more than a celebration of the workings of the Spirit in our church and its birthday. It may also host an occasion for each of us to take note of just where the Spirit is making its gifts concretely known in our own lives.
To protest or not to protest? Martin Sheen and discernment
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin asks Catholic actor and activist Martin Sheen: Does everyone have to protest?
From the Bronx to the Lecture Hall: What My Jesuit Education Taught Me About Voice and Vocation
What my teachers gave me did not determine where I would go, but it kept pressing one question: What is your education for?
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