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For many years America has been a trusted educational resource for high school teachers, college professors and directors of religious education. As America enters its second century of publication, we hope today’s teachers and educators will continue to make use of the magazine in the classroom. Toward that end, we are happy to provide this list of articles from our pages on important Catholic topics, from Scripture and the sacraments to social justice and Catholic identity.
All articles below are FREE to all visitors to our Web site. If you would like to recommend a subject or article to add to the list, email webeditor@americamagazine.org. For other free online content, check out our weekly podcasts and our dailyblogs.
Scripture
“A Literate Church”
By David Gibson
December 8, 2008
“The Bible and History”
By Daniel J. Harrington
March 14, 2005
“Creationism and the Catechism”
By Joan Acker
December 16, 2000
Sacraments/Liturgy
“Do ‘Good People’ Need Confession?”
By Edward Vacek
February 25, 2002
“Bless Me, Father”
By James Martin
May 21, 2007
“The Quest for Authentic Liturgy”
By Donald W. Trautman
October 22, 2001
"College Students and Conversion"
By Joseph J. Guido
February 5, 2001
Social Justice
"Four Lessons for Teaching Justice"
By Drew Christiansen
May 11, 2009
"Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching"
By William J. Byron
October 31, 1998
“The Death Penalty: An Outsider’s View”
By The Editors
June 6, 1998
“From Disciplina to the Day of Pardon”
By Drew Christiansen
October 2, 2006
“Immigration’s Dark Moments”
By The Editors
October 13, 2008
“Justice and Equality”
By Robert F. Drinan
February 17, 2003
Coverage from America
What Makes Us Catholic?
“Catholicism in Contemporary American Fiction”
By John F. Desmond
May 14, 1994
“Celebrating Dorothy Day”
By Stephen J. Kupra
August 27, 2001
"Pope Benedict on Hope"
By Gerald O’Collins
December 10, 2007
"The Sign of the Cross"
By Robert P. Maloney
May 19, 2003
A Convert's Story
Debbie Bernadette Bauman Rosenberg
September 20, 2004
The Saints
"Holy Men and Women"
Drew Christiansen, S.J.
October 29, 2007
"Saints on the Screen"
October 30, 2006
James Martin, S.J.
"Five Years with Dorothy Day"
Robert Ellsberg
November 21, 2005
"The Saint of the Sock Drawer"
James Martin, S.J.
January 3, 2005
"Holy Terrors"
John W. Donohue
May 13, 1995
Catholics and Politics
"The Art of the Possible"
The Editors
December 15, 2008
"Catholics and Political Life"
Henry J. Hyde
February 17, 2003
Death and Dying
"Catholicism, Death and Modern Medicine"
Lisa Sowle Cahill
April 25, 2005
"On Dying Well"
Myles N. Sheehan
July 29-August 5, 2000
The Mystery of Evil
John F. Kavanaugh, S.J.
January 31, 2005
Questions of Bioethics
Browse our archive of articles on pressing ethical issues.
Every issue of America features commentary by one of our columnists. Find out more about them below.
John Carr (Washington Front)
John J. Conley, S.J. (Philosopher's Notebook)
Gerard O'Connell (Vatican Dispatch)
America Media seeks a summer intern to work as part of its editorial team in its New York offices.
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About America Media
America is a Jesuit media ministry offering a smart Catholic take on faith and culture. We are the leading producer of multi-platform content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking about key church and social issues. We are best known for our award-winning flagship magazine, America, founded in 1909.
Title
Summer Editorial Intern
Department Description
The editorial team creates and plans content across multiple America platforms, including our magazine, website, videos, podcasts and live events.
Areas of Learning
The editorial intern will assist with the following, where appropriate
- Web content upload and site maintenance
- Production assistance on audio and/or video products
- Attend weekly editorial meetings and contribute to the editorial discussions
- Production of content and planning for social media
- Writing blog posts or articles for the magazine or website
Key Qualifications
- Although a candidate need not be Catholic, an interest in and knowledge of the Catholic Church, media and journalism is preferred
- Excellent researching, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and activities effectively
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office MAC (Word, Excel PowerPoint) and social media platforms. Familiarity with Drupal, Mailchimp, Adobe Creative Suite and database entry is helpful.
Benefits
Stipend of $75.00 per day will be provided.
Opportunity to complete school internship credits and/or service requirements
Eligibility and Time Requirements
This internship typically involves a 9-week commitment, with some flexibility around start and end dates to accommodate school calendars. Work will be based out of New York City. Summer interns should be a) entering their senior year in high school or b) enrolled as an undergraduate student at a college or university at their time of service, or c) be a recent college graduate (applicants who have graduated in the spring or winter just prior to the proposed time of service). They are expected to work full-time from approximately June 1 through August 1. All interns are responsible for finding and financing their own housing.
Applications for summer internships should be submitted by January 17.
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Welcome to the America Movie Club! Come on in. We’re glad you’re here!
You don’t often hear about movie or TV-themed clubs. And yet, most of us spend a pretty significant percentage of our conversation time catching each up on what we’re watching, reacting to what we’ve seen and/or repeating great lines. (All time favorite: “So we got that going that for us, which is nice.” We love you at America Book Club, Bill Murray. Please come visit.)
I invite you to join us at our new America Movie Club discussion page (hosted on Facebook as a “group” affiliated with the America Facebook page), where you can request to join the group and dive right in!
We thought we’d give a whirl at creating a place where smart, funny, spiritual people can come and chat with other smart, funny, spiritual people about movies. It’s a bit of an experiment; we’re all going to learn as we go, and hopefully have some great adventures in the process.
Two things to know going in: We’re big believers that God speaks to us in all things, and that secular stories have as much to offer in the way of big ideas and conversation as religious ones. So while some of the movies we’ll choose will be explicitly Catholic, we’re also all in for hard scifi or Spike Lee joints, Ryan Reynolds rom-coms or the latest profound Oscar nominee.
Along the same lines, some of the conversation prompts we’re going to offer will be about the big meaty issues of the movie in question; others will be more personal and spiritual. We think the characters we identify with, the events that move us or that one song from the soundtrack that we cannot get out of our head can sometimes be ways that God is speaking to us, inviting, encouraging or challenging us.
Does that sound strange? We did say this is an experiment! We’ll see how we go.
Everyone is welcome; the only ground rule is respect. We might have debates about issues in a film, but let’s just agree we’re not going to go after each other. Your favorite character can also be someone else’s least favorite . That doesn’t say anything other than you’re different and God is big and crazy enough to speak each of you in the ways that work specifically for you.
And if we listen to each other, maybe even our disagreements can be a source of blessing and encouragement. We’re all in this together.
That’s it. Turn on the popcorn popper. Cue the overture. Someone get ready to pull the curtains up.
This month we’re watching “Romero,” the 1989 film from writer John Sacret Young, director John Duigan and Paulist Productions about the life and death of the about-to-be canonized Archbishop Oscar Romero. I’ve written about the making of the film in the October 15 issue of America.
Our conversation begins October 8, and we’re going to dive right in. So if you want to join us, you should have the movie watched by then.
Got yourself a good seat? Here we go.
(By the way, my name is Jim McDermott. I’m a Jesuit priest, a writer for America and a screenwriter. Looking forward to the conversations.)
Not sure where you can watch “Romero”? Here are a few options:
- iTunes ($7.99 to purchase, $3.99 to rent)
- Amazon Prime ($7.99 to purchase, $3.99 to rent)
Jim McDermott, S.J.
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