Voices
Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Arts & CultureTelevision
“American Gods” looks primed to deliver interesting meditations on belief, as well as visually sumptuous storytelling.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Almost every lily any of us in the United States will see this Easter comes from the very same tiny area at the northwest border of California.
Arts & CultureTelevision
It is rare for television to allow its characters to have any sort of spiritual life.
FaithDispatches
For the 1.5 million people who live on its six islands, Hawaii is not a vacation fantasyland but home, with its own set of struggles and blessings.
Arts & CultureShort Take
Facing one’s clinginess, having to let go—it’s the last lesson, the real revelation of the ascension.
FaithDispatches
‘God is silent only to the extent that we are.’
Politics & SocietyDispatches
At the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements in Modesto, California, San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy electrified attendees with a challenging analysis of this “pivotal moment as a people and as a nation, in which bitter divisions cleave our country and pollute our national dialogue.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“My husband is a U.S. citizen and has done wonderful things in this country. I am a liability to my husband, and it is very hard to handle.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“They are here because they care about their families," Archbishop Jose Gomez told America. "They really want to be good citizens."
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
If parish priests can't stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.