Of Many Things
Political polarization is distracting us from the real issues
During a time of political polarization, writes Matt Malone S.J., it is more often the serious business of governing that is a distraction—from the partisan combat that has become our all-consuming pastime.
Your Take
What our readers are surprised to find they miss about church
“Everything I took for granted.”
Editorials
The nation needs to mourn what—and who—have been lost.
We should not forget to mourn as the country begins to decide how to most prudently restart life.
The Editors: Joe Biden should open his personal files
In the absence of irrefutable evidence, the public response has fallen, as with so much else in this era of polarization, along partisan lines.
Short Take
How a parish in Sweden responds to the coronavirus: ‘It will all work out’
The Swedish approach to Covid-19 has been to suggest rather than mandate social distancing, reports the pastor of a small island parish in the Baltic. So far that has meant a higher death toll than in other Nordic countries.
Dispatches
Covid-19 has thrived on economic inequality—and may make it even worse
Death rates from the coronavirus have been highest in low-income areas, writes Robert David Sullivan. And according to one measure of economic inequality, the U.S. more closely resembles Latin America and Africa than Europe.
Brazil’s top bishop: Without solidarity, Brazil could become new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic
In an exclusive interview conducted over email with America, Archbishop Azevedo criticized Brazilian politicians “in different stances of power” who have “minimized the effects of the pandemic.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Jesuit grads: ‘Now is the time for us to care selflessly about one another’
A 1958 graduate of Regis High School in New York and a 1962 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, Dr. Fauci encouraged graduating seniors at Jesuit high schools around the country to “be smart, strong and resilient.”
As Covid-19 crisis grows, Latin America’s basic ecclesial communities step up to help
The C.E.B.s have been assisting the most vulnerable victims of the pandemic on multiple levels. In El Salvador, they have been gathering food and money in order to prepare for a possible hunger crisis.
GoodNews
Less pizza, more phone calls: Youth ministry after Covid-19
Helping parishes learn how to livestream. Writing letters. Youth ministry has changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Features
Most Americans support universal health care. But can it actually happen?
How to expand health coverage while containing costs is one of the great unanswered questions in American politics.
Sister Carol Keehan: How the pandemic could reshape the U.S. health care system
We can no longer tolerate the serious problems that result from a broken and fragmented health care financing system.
Faith in Focus
What a forgotten Black nun can teach us about racism and Covid-19
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, I have thought often about Sister Mary Anthony Duchemin and the extraordinary sacrifice that she made to the church and community at large in 1832.
Books
Review: Arguing with Timothy Radcliffe
How can Christian faith be made sensible to our contemporaries?
Review: Stranger than fiction
A spy story that sounds like a novel, but is true to life.
Review: Understanding America’s wheat farmers
From bleeding sunsets in Texas to golden wheatfields in Oklahoma to the rolling plains of western Nebraska, Marie Mutsuki Mockett’s new book documents every stop in the wheat harvesters’ odyssey with striking lyricism and intricate detail.
Review: How can we build a just society?
Are we right to tear down our institutions? Or do they have a role to play in a well-ordered society?
Art
Saying goodbye to a master: a virtual visit to Gerhard Richter at the Met Breuer
Richter, born in 1932 in Dresden, is arguably the most famous living artist.
Music
How Catholic was Beethoven?
For a solution, it is best to experience how Beethoven’s works sound.
Poetry
The 2020 Foley Poetry Prize: with goats
the pregnant does, cinnamon, and monet, lie in private stalls, receive their meals as reclining queens.
The Word
What the prophet Jeremiah can teach us about trusting in God, even when it’s hard
Despite their ominous tone, the readings encourage trust and belief in God.
How can we honor the body and blood of Christ when we can’t receive communion?
In this time without Communion, we seek alternative ways to honor this day.
Last Take
Pollution is adding to coronavirus deaths. If we improve our air quality, we can save lives.
It is becoming clear that Covid-19 is deadlier for people with pre-conditions associated with air pollution, writes Maryann Cusimano Love, including lung and respiratory disease.
Faith
What the prophet Jeremiah can teach us about trusting in God, even when it’s hard
Despite their ominous tone, the readings encourage trust and belief in God.
How can we honor the body and blood of Christ when we can’t receive communion?
In this time without Communion, we seek alternative ways to honor this day.
What our readers are surprised to find they miss about church
“Everything I took for granted.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Jesuit grads: ‘Now is the time for us to care selflessly about one another’
A 1958 graduate of Regis High School in New York and a 1962 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, Dr. Fauci encouraged graduating seniors at Jesuit high schools around the country to “be smart, strong and resilient.”
Less pizza, more phone calls: Youth ministry after Covid-19
Helping parishes learn how to livestream. Writing letters. Youth ministry has changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
What a forgotten Black nun can teach us about racism and Covid-19
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, I have thought often about Sister Mary Anthony Duchemin and the extraordinary sacrifice that she made to the church and community at large in 1832.
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