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Stephen McNulty is a rising senior at Yale, majoring in Religious Studies and Political Science. He was a summer editorial intern at America in 2022.

Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
It is easy to find flaws—big ones, even—in large social movements, but we would do well to remember why student protests against the war in Gaza are happening in the first place.
Firefighters stand on a Kamloops Fire Rescue truck at a wildfire near Fort St. John, British Columbia, May 14, 2023. Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say the warming climate is increasing their severity. (OSV News photo/Kamloops Fire Rescue handout via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Stephen McNulty
In “The Great Divorce,” C.S. Lewis paints a rich, multifaceted picture of the afterlife, one that could teach Christians quite a bit about life on Earth today.
A "Fridays for the Future" protest in Bonn, Germany on March 3, 2019 (Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
Young people are feeling more anxious, uncertain, and often hopeless about the climate crisis than ever. But in order to make real progress, we have to move past those feelings and let ourselves hope.
FaithScripture Reflections
Stephen McNulty
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Stephen McNulty
View from the windows of the International Space Station (NASA via Unsplash)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
I get the sense that a monumental moment in history “passed us by” this week when Russia announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from the International Space Station before the end of the decade.
FaithScripture Reflections
Stephen McNulty
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Stephen McNulty
FaithFaith in Focus
Stephen McNulty
It is right and just to feel anger at people like the Parkland shooter. What do we do with that anger, though?
Arts & CultureIdeas
Stephen McNulty
I spent an evening running the word "Catholicism" through the 20+ filters of a popular AI image generator. The results were both stunning and revelatory.
FaithScripture Reflections
Stephen McNulty
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Stephen McNulty
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
Catholics have an opportunity to approach tobacco policy for what it is—a pro-life issue.