A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
On this week’s special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” hosts Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with Father Ryan Duns about the Catholic fascination with horror movies.
The relationship between rules and friendship
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
The bishops, Trump and the Catholic vote: Unpacking the midterm elections
Join the America Media team for an exclusive, subscriber-only event to discuss the results of the midterm elections and their implications for the U.S. Catholic Church.
Harry Houdini died on Halloween. Of course.
Houdini, the famous escape artist, died on Halloween a century ago. His legend is a complicated but strikingly All-American one.
Why do we pray to saints?
It is no more of a challenge to think of the saints praying for us than it is to understand how any prayer, on earth or in heaven, interacts with the will of God.
Why are Catholics divided over the Prayer to St. Michael?
The Prayer to St. Michael has been in Catholic news for a while now. What is its history and why is its recitation after Mass a point of dispute?
Thanking God for each other
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Brigid McCabe
Top Vatican official says Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis a ‘game-changer’ for the papacy
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s foreign minister, also predicted that the Chicago-born Leo would in the “not-too-distant future” visit his native United States.
Archbishop of Detroit calls out voter suppression ahead of midterms: ‘It’s an affront to God’
Archbishop Edward Weisenburger joined the “Vigil for Voting” with other faith leaders to call out voter suppression and divisive rhetoric.
The ‘horrors and sorrows’ of an American genius: Edgar Allan Poe
While Edgar Allan Poe never enjoyed much commercial success during his short and troubled life, his reputation as an American original has only increased in the 175 years since.
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