There are a number of reasons why we, the editors of America, got into the business of writing. And, as you can see from our new promotional video below, there are also some good reasons why we did not choose careers in broadcasting.

A blessed Advent to all! Please consider giving the gift of “America” to a loved one this Christmas.

Kerry Weber

Update: Some folks have wondered about the identities of the editors featured in the video. In order of appearance: James Martin, S.J., culture editor; Kevin Clarke, associate editor; Kerry Weber, associate editor; Karen Smith, editorial director.

Kerry Weber joined the staff of America in October 2009. Her writing and multimedia work have since earned several awards from the Catholic Press Association, and in 2013 she reported from Rwanda as a recipient of Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship. Kerry is the author of Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job (Loyola Press) and Keeping the Faith: Prayers for College Students (Twenty-Third Publications). A graduate of Providence College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has previously worked as an editor for Catholic Digest, a local reporter, a diocesan television producer, and as a special-education teacher on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.