Lay-led liturgies cannot be an adequate substitute for the Mass. Nothing can. But they can help move through these anxiety-ridden times.
Angelo Jesus Canta
Angelo Jesus Canta is a graduate student of theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and former O’Hare Fellow at America. He studied Marian devotion in Italy and China as a Ricci Scholar at Loyola University Chicago.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Jia Tolentino on the realities of life
In a collection of nine essays, Jia Tolentino writes about a range of topics, including the advent of our internet culture, the modern wedding industry, megachurch evangelical Christianity, market-driven feminism and college rape culture.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Our Lady of the Coronavirus
Pope Francis is calling us all to consider Mary not as an abstract helper but as a mother who has a proven track record of healing, protecting and watching over her people.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Ten ways to up your parish bulletin design (so people will actually read it)
Most parish bulletins look like someone’s junk drawer, writes Angelo Jesus Canta, but there are easy ways to make them more inviting to readers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Immigrant stories less often told
Americans are increasingly familiar with stories of unauthorized border crossings, but what about those who enter the United States legally—and stay longer than permitted? Grace Talusan’s new memoir, The Body Papers, explores this underrepresented immigrant story. In the Filipino diaspora, these immigrants are called T.N.T.s, short for tago ng tago, or “hiding and hiding.” T.N.T.s […]
Posted inDispatches, Faith
St. Anthony festival in Boston celebrates 100 years
The annual weekend-long spectacle began in 1919 with Italian immigrants from the small village of Montefalcione in Avellino. Organizers say it is the largest Italian religious festival in New England.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a clever rom-com that avoids stereotypes. But it doesn’t do religion.
As with most adaptations, the film does not fully capture the richness of the novel. But it comes very close.
Posted inFaith, News
A Catholic Facebook group posted an anti-Semitic meme. What can we learn from this?
The issue at the heart of this debacle is the slur “Christ-killer.”
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Who will care for adults with disabilities?
Our May 30 guest is John W. Miller, a Pittsburgh-based writer and former staff reporter and foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. We discuss his recent article, “As their parents get older, who will care for people with disabilities?” We also discuss these articles: ‘The Ceremony of Innocence Is Drowned’: America’s editors on Ireland […]
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Who was the Jesuit priest mentioned during the Royal Wedding sermon?
Bishop Curry described Teilhard as “one of the great minds, great spirits of the 20th century.”