I just wasn’t feeling God’s presence. Or so I thought.

In the fall of 2021, America Media’s video team hatched an idea: What would it look like if we traveled to four parishes across the United States during the course of one year and assessed their similarities and differences? Here is a snapshot of what we found.

America interviewed Father Holt at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, to learn a little more about his life and journey to the priesthood and his secrets to living a fulfilling and happy life.

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Papal bulls written in the 15th century granted Catholic kings permission to colonize non-Christian lands and enslave Indigenous Peoples. Will Pope Francis formally rescind those decrees during his Canada pilgrimage?

“They want to hear the Holy Father say it was the Catholic Church that was ultimately responsible for what descended on the peoples of our country, the first peoples.”

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

A Reflection for the Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Marcia Pally's new book focuses on Leonard Cohen's faith, relationships and worldview through his use of Jewish and Christian imagery.