Voices
Cecilia González-Andrieu, PhD. is professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University and a contributing writer for America. Among her many publications is Bridge to Wonder: Art as a Gospel of Beauty. She is also an advisor to Discerning Deacons, the Ignatian Solidarity Network and Catholic Women Preach.
FaithFaith in Focus
The first in her family to attend college, a student reflects with her professor on her life of struggles and growth as she prepares to graduate from Loyola Marymount University.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
There was something truly inspiring about the presence of these undocumented students at a moment that could very well determine their place in this country.
FaithFeatures
The story of “La Virgen del Tepeyac” is about the birth of a people.
FaithFeatures
In many corners of the church, women are not treated with equal dignity and worth. Too often, the structures of the Catholic Church show little openness to meaningful transformation. But our church’s lack of insight, and the breakdown of our own self-monitoring systems, are curable.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Asking the question about access to universities overlooks the painful truth that the entire journey of education is profoundly challenging for the poor and people of color.
FaithLast Take
Young adults are ready and willing to take on responsibility for and within the church. And many already have.
FaithFeatures
Just as I saw with my coworkers, the expressions of faith of the poor and vulnerable are occurring against a background of chaos and fear.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Catholics are called to act and to equip ourselves with truth-telling tools to transform the polemics of immigration into a grace-filled response to human suffering.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
DACA is a small and imperfect step in realizing what we Christians assert as truth about the dignity of all.
Arts & Culture
Latin American towns, like their exemplars in Spain, reflect in their organization the way the inhabitants lived together as a people.