When President Obama spoke to the nation of Nov 20 making his case for taking executive action on immigration he turned to Scripture ldquo we shall not oppress a stranger for we know the heart of a stranger We were strangers once too rdquo Even those with little familiarity with the Bible
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast.
Posted inOf Other Things
The Soul’s Food
The promises made by the evangelizers of modern diets border on salvific.
Posted inIn All Things
Congressmen Paul Ryan and Joe Kennedy Respond to Pope’s Calls to Empower the Poor
America asked two prominent members of Congress both Catholics with famous names to respond to nbsp Pope Francis rsquo repeated calls to empower the poor Paul Ryan nbsp the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee is an eight-term member of Congress from Wisconsin rsquo s 1st Congressi
Posted inNews
The Scottish Question: Several takes on the independence referendum
Several takes on the independence referendum
Posted inFrom Our Archives
The Sacramentality of Scripture: A lecture by Dr. Scott Hahn
The editors of America and our partners at the American Bible Society cordially invite you to "The Sacramentality of Scripture," a lecture by Dr. Scott Hahn, professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Stuebenville. The lecture is the first in a series from “The Living
Posted inFilm
Girl, Interrupted: One teenager’s surprising prolife journey
The big screen has a strange relationship with abortion. The oft-made claim that Hollywood advances a liberal social agenda doesn’t hold much water when it comes to the prochoice cause. While sex, drugs and alternative lifestyles abound, when it comes to unplanned pregnancies, more often
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Cornel West Tribute to Dorothy Day
Dr. Cornel West celebrates Day’s 116th birthday with New York’s Catholic Worker community.
Posted inIn All Things
Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Refugees are the ldquo first victims rdquo of the ongoing conflict in Syria and ldquo the ones paying the highest price rdquo said Archbishop Francis A Chullikatt at The Humanitarian Response to the Middle East Refugee Crisis a side event to the 2013 High-Level Dialogue held on Oct 4 Chulli