Of Many Things
What’s at stake when a president is impeached?
For only the fourth time in the history of the Republic, the American people face the real possibility that the president of the United States will be impeached and removed from office.
Letters
Letters
‘I take that to mean the true in persona Christi role is not exercising special powers but witnessing that even the worst can be saved.’
Your Take
How is the church serving Latino Catholics?
We asked our readers: In what ways is the church helping Latinos live out their faith in this country?
Editorials
Anti-Semitic hate crimes must be universally denounced
Every citizen, whether aligned with the political right or the left, must denounce these crimes against our Jewish brothers and sisters.
The Editors: Guantánamo must close
The facility at Guantánamo Bay should be closed as soon as possible and the prisoners should be transferred to maximum security facilities and tried in a court of law.
Short Take
How the church can recognize the legacy of slavery and move toward reconciliation
The U.S. Catholic Church still has work to do toward racial reconciliation, writes America associate editor Olga Segura, and this summer’s 1619 Project in The New York Times provides a template worth considering.
Dispatches
The Greatest Hymns of All Time (as chosen by America readers)
We asked America readers for their 10 favorite hymns of all time, as well as their favorite St. Louis Jesuit hymns, to mark the farewell concert by the St. Louis Jesuits. There was some crossover on both lists.
The St. Louis Jesuits stage a final performance that brings up the house
“Someone once said to me that the St. Louis Jesuits wrote the spiritual soundtrack to our lives,” said John Limb, former publisher of Oregon Catholic Press, the publisher of the St. Louis Jesuits. “For those of us of a certain age, that was true.”
Sanctions against Brebeuf Jesuit suspended as appeal process continues at Vatican
In an email sent Monday to the Brebeuf school community, William Verbryke, S.J., the school’s president, wrote, “We have just learned that the Congregation for Catholic Education has decided to suspend the Archbishop’s decree on an interim basis, pending its final resolution of our appeal.”
Father Sosa: Attacks against Pope Francis are aimed at influencing the next conclave
His critics know Pope Francis “will not change,” said Father Sosa, adding, “In reality, these [attacks] are a way to influence the election of the next pope.”
How a ‘green’ church in Toronto teaches theology through design
The daily light show at St. Gabriel’s in Toronto is not just aesthetically moving, writes Dean Dettloff. It is part of a church design that reminds us of human dependence on the earth.
Features
The unique (and surprisingly spiritual) relationship between a dentist, a patient and one’s sense of self
Healing teeth can be a first step in restoring hope and giving us a chance to tell a new story with our lives.
Universal basic income is having a moment. Can advocates convince a skeptical public?
Everybody would get this money, regardless of their wealth or income: you, your mom, Bill Gates. The payments would be made for life.
Faith in Focus
The church wants my son to consider the priesthood. After the abuse scandal, how can I trust he’d be safe in seminary?
We must not fear losing priests because we ask the right questions of our bishops.
Books
Herman Melville: obsessed by good, evil and ‘Moby Dick’
Melville, who was born 200 years ago this August, was consumed with the issue of humanity’s capacity for good or evil.
Review: The unknown story of Czech priest, Tomáš Halík
This book, the story of a Czech priest working under communist oppression, constitutes a profound reflection on the 1989 collapse of communism and the liberation of the Czech people.
Review: Are unions making a comeback? It’s complicated.
In short, Greenhouse argues, “Something is fundamentally broken in the way many American employers treat their workers.”
Jeannie Gaffigan confronts the unknown with courage and humor in new memoir
‘When Life Gives You Pears’ reads as a polished version of a long catch-up conversation with a good friend, writes Renée Darline Roden.
Review: We don’t need our saints to be perfect
Echoing Pope Francis’ exaltation of the “middle-class of holiness,” Robert Ellsberg prefers to describe saints simply as “those who walk in the paths of holiness.”
Music
30 years after her debut, Selena is the icon we need today.
Our music superstars sounded and looked a little bit different, one woman, in particular. She was known as La Reina del Tex Mex, the Queen of Tejano music: Selena Quintanilla.
Television
In ‘Ramy,’ Muslim-Americans finally find representation
I had never truly experienced what representation in media felt like until I watched Hulu’s “Ramy.”
Poetry
Or
the birds of winter are resting in resilient decadence or I’m not resting when there’s so little time left for resistance
The Word
What the ‘persistent widow’ can teach us about faith and patience
This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.
Even the smallest nudge can lead us to Christ
Disciples who can see with Christ’s eyes will find unlimited opportunities to repair the world
Last Take
Muslims and Christians must unite against hate
Christians and Muslims must, as never before, join hands to bear witness to God’s sovereignty, to God’s love for each and every member of the human family, to God’s desire that we lead upright lives.
Faith
The unique (and surprisingly spiritual) relationship between a dentist, a patient and one’s sense of self
Healing teeth can be a first step in restoring hope and giving us a chance to tell a new story with our lives.
Muslims and Christians must unite against hate
Christians and Muslims must, as never before, join hands to bear witness to God’s sovereignty, to God’s love for each and every member of the human family, to God’s desire that we lead upright lives.
What the ‘persistent widow’ can teach us about faith and patience
This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.
How is the church serving Latino Catholics?
We asked our readers: In what ways is the church helping Latinos live out their faith in this country?
Even the smallest nudge can lead us to Christ
Disciples who can see with Christ’s eyes will find unlimited opportunities to repair the world
The Greatest Hymns of All Time (as chosen by America readers)
We asked America readers for their 10 favorite hymns of all time, as well as their favorite St. Louis Jesuit hymns, to mark the farewell concert by the St. Louis Jesuits. There was some crossover on both lists.
The St. Louis Jesuits stage a final performance that brings up the house
“Someone once said to me that the St. Louis Jesuits wrote the spiritual soundtrack to our lives,” said John Limb, former publisher of Oregon Catholic Press, the publisher of the St. Louis Jesuits. “For those of us of a certain age, that was true.”
How the church can recognize the legacy of slavery and move toward reconciliation
The U.S. Catholic Church still has work to do toward racial reconciliation, writes America associate editor Olga Segura, and this summer’s 1619 Project in The New York Times provides a template worth considering.
Sanctions against Brebeuf Jesuit suspended as appeal process continues at Vatican
In an email sent Monday to the Brebeuf school community, William Verbryke, S.J., the school’s president, wrote, “We have just learned that the Congregation for Catholic Education has decided to suspend the Archbishop’s decree on an interim basis, pending its final resolution of our appeal.”
Father Sosa: Attacks against Pope Francis are aimed at influencing the next conclave
His critics know Pope Francis “will not change,” said Father Sosa, adding, “In reality, these [attacks] are a way to influence the election of the next pope.”
The church wants my son to consider the priesthood. After the abuse scandal, how can I trust he’d be safe in seminary?
We must not fear losing priests because we ask the right questions of our bishops.
How a ‘green’ church in Toronto teaches theology through design
The daily light show at St. Gabriel’s in Toronto is not just aesthetically moving, writes Dean Dettloff. It is part of a church design that reminds us of human dependence on the earth.
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