“Instead of funding war, our faith calls us to feed the hungry, defend the oppressed, and work for just peace.”
Edward Desciak
Edward Desciak is an O'Hare Fellow at America Media.
Posted inScripture Reflections
The limits of an intellectual faith
A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter, by Edward Desciak
Posted inDispatches
Catholic schools are partnering with Google on A.I. Will they be able to protect student privacy?
The announcement of the National Catholic Educational Association’s new artificial intelligence training initiative coincides with rising concerns among parents across the country over the growing technologization of childhood.
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How to justly conduct an unjust war? Catholic scholars weigh in on Iran
Nine leading Catholic scholars give their take on what duties just war theory requires of the United States at this stage of its conflict with Iran.
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Scriptural chiaroscuro
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Edward Desciak
Posted inShort Take
Clavicular and Catholicism: The anxious, aesthetic faith of the new religious right
A new Vatican document provides a convincing critique of the new, terminally online segments of the religious right.
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Does just war theory justify the Iran war? Catholic voices debate
At Regis High School’s inaugural Deo et Patriae Dialogue, alumni Phil Klay and Father Gerald Murray advanced opposing positions on what Catholic social teaching tells us about the war in Iran.
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Jesus’ takedown of whataboutism
A Reflection for Monday of Holy Week, by Edward Desciak
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The Trump administration treats war like a video game
Crude memes about attacking Iran hint at a deeper connection between video games and the desensitizing features of modern warfare.
Posted inIdeas
March Madness: Your definitive guide to the 2026 Catholic teams
America’s eminent sports editors bring you the definitive Catholic preview for 2026’s Big Dance.