Voices
John J. Conley, S.J., is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province and a regular columnist for America. He is the current Francis J. Knott Chair of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola University, Maryland.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
I was saddened but not surprised by the pro-abortion position of the dramatists guild.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Trebek guided us through what remains of an older, genteel culture that prized intellectual achievement.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Even Planned Parenthood now seems embarrassed by Sanger’s support for forced sterilization, writes John J. Conley. Her targeting of the black population to reduce birth rates is equally troubling.
FaithLast Take
How could he see so clearly the need to respect the vulnerable and then abuse those under his spiritual care?
Politics & SocietyLast Take
There is something contradictory in a society that claims to be protective of the vulnerable but shows a callous indifference to the fate of human beings before the moment of birth.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
The current occupant of the White House has now turned his rage on you, my adopted city. I think it is time for a valentine for a troubled city I have come to love.
Arts & CultureFilm
In ‘Never Look Away,’ the murderous eugenicist and the abortionist, the Nazi and the Communist, become one.
FaithLast Take
The church’s doctrine of the last things underscores the mystery we face as we ponder death.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
First, we need to address the very image of God we present in our worship.
FaithNews Analysis
The lecture provoked no hostile reaction from the students who heard it. But a media firestorm erupted.