More than half the land in the West Bank, much of it agricultural and resource rich, is inaccessible to Palestinians, because of Israeli security restrictions. The first comprehensive study of the potential economic impact of this “restricted land,” released by the World Bank on Oct. 8,

Sexual harassment is an epidemic in the fields of the food we eat. On June 25, PBS and Univision debuted a documentary in the series “Frontline” entitled “Rape in the Fields.” This report exposed the hidden reality of sexual abuse of women who supply American tables with appl

In this issue America examines some of the personal, political, liturgical and social-justice issues that are most relevant to Catholic women today. We have asked several writers to consider those aspects of faith and church that sustain them, as well as those aspects that challenge. These

A Lay InterviewRe “A Big Heart Open to God,” by Antonio Spadaro, S.J. (9/30): It is one thing for two Jesuits to share their discussion around matters of faith, laity and the future of the church and put it out there for the world to analyze. How would it be for Pope Francis to have a co

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the harrowing death of Rebecca Ann Sedwick Rebecca Ann was 12 years old She was in middle school And she became so distraught as a result of online cruelty she jumped from a platform at an abandoned cement plant nbsp Yesterday 39 s nbsp New York Times reports th

One of the more fanciful notions to come out of Washington’s Longest Month is that the Tea Party might split off from the GOP.

America's special issue on women in the life of the church is now online, featuring articles by Kathleen Sprow Cummings, Kerry Alys Robinson, Helen Prejean and many others. In addition to these articles and reflections we are happy to offer this special Web only content.ArticlesAt the Ambo:&nbsp

Vacant convents offer a new opportunity for service

A former student of mine alerted me to an article published yesterday nbsp in The Chronicle of Higher Education with the enticing title quot Welcome Freshmen You Don 39 t Deserve to Be Here quot In the article Kevin Carey director of education-policy at the New America Foundation offers his

Cape Cod MA If you google ldquo Allah rdquo and ldquo Christian rdquo and ldquo Malaysia rdquo together today you will come up with a number of websites including the BBC and Wall Street Journal reporting the news today October 14 that the Malaysian Court of Appeals has ruled that Chris

Polling data underscore how conservative Americans have become in recent years.

Cape Cod MA Readers of my essays here over the years know that while I take various approaches to interreligious matters mdash my ldquo portfolio rdquo for In All Things mdash nbsp ranging from occasional current events to papal pronouncements I am also concerned about our basic Christian a

In the second week of The nbsp Spiritual Exercises St Ignatius introduces different ways for understanding and making good choices There are some instances Ignatius notes when God quot so moves and attracts the will that a devout soul without hesitation or the possibility of hesitation follo

Just weeks after it issued a damning report which connected the Syrian government to chemical weapons attacks on rebel-held areas outside Damascus, Human Rights Watch issued a new report today on human rights abuses and possible war crimes, this time implicating groups which are part of the arm

The unique perspective of women preachers

The most important news photographer of the 20th century was a Russian-Jewish immigrant clothing manufacturer from Dallas, Texas, who almost left his camera home on the day his life went crazy. Abraham Zapruder, whose half-minute film has fueled a half century of conspiracy theories, recorded a pres

I was led to buy read indeed try to absorb Gerhard Lohfink 39 s Jesus of Nazareth What He Wanted Who He Was Liturgical Press 2012 when I heard that Daniel Harrington S J dean of American Jesuit New Testament scholars said of it quot Lohfink 39 s Jesus of Nazareth is the best Jesus bo

I 39 m finishing my fourth week blogging at America and for readers who might be new to the quot The Ignatian Educator quot I wanted to share a few previous posts to introduce you to the subject s of this blog and my previous writing Below are links to and samples from a few selected essays fr

Today is the global celebration of the United Nation 39 s International Day of the Girl Child nbsp Rev Richard Ryscavage S J director of Fairfield University rsquo s Center for Faith and Public Life applauded the U N initiative which focuses on the pivotal need to educate girls as ldquo a