Editorials
Debates and Divisions
The debate about the legal status of same-sex marriages has erupted in earnest on both coasts of these United States.
Articles
Good Liturgy: The Assembly
Introduction by James Martin, associate editor of America.
Don't Kill My Killer
’I couldn’t find anyone else to go—it was too close to Christmas.” But the matter was urgent: a death row prisoner was to be executed in two weeks, and he was asking for spiritual guidance.
Religious Decline in Europe?
Man bites dog is news. So is the decline of religion. Dog bites man is continuity. So too the persistence of religion. That’s not news.
An Imbalance of Power
Last September, the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancún, Mexico, failed. The agreed-upon agenda was overpowered by topics that favored the United States, Europe and Japan.
Books and Culture
Books
Paula Huston has much in common with Kathleen Norris and Henri Nouwen, two major stars in the constellation of contemporary writers on the s
Books
Gerald G. May’s name will be familiar to many readers from his previous writings on spiritual matters.
Books
This carefully crafted selection of readings from 40 works by Henri Nouwen walks the reader through the seasons of the liturgical year.
Columns and Departments
The Word
Columns
Columns
Of Many Things
Letters
