On this week’s podcast, Matt Malone, S.J. and Tim Reidy (sitting in for Kerry Weber) discuss how the country has changed under President Trump. Ashley McKinless joins the conversation to give her input. David Dark is the special guest of this episode, and he calls in to talk about his recent article in which he […]
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What is the state of Catholic art today?
On this episode of “America This Week,” Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., speak about the state of Catholic art and how art can aid spiritual and political growth. Olga Segura, an associate editor at America, joins the hosts to offer her perspective. Nick Ripatrazone, who has written for America about HBO’s “The Young Pope” […]
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Welcoming the stranger means welcoming new housing
Escalating rents and home prices have created invisible walls around communities all over the United States.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
More violence should not be our response to atrocities in Syria
Piling violence on violence is not a strategy toward peace; it is a dangerous reflex that could just prolong the suffering.
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Why is a Catholic resurgence in France happening now?
On this episode of “America This Week,” hosts Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., are joined by associate editor Robert David Sullivan. They discuss new data suggesting President Trump did not win the Catholic vote in the November election, before moving on to the upcoming French election, and signs of a Catholic revival in France. […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
The Supreme Court, the Senate and the Filibuster
Republican senators invoking the “nuclear option” to confirm Justice Gorsuch is a new development. But contention over the court and the filibuster has a long history.
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What can smaller parishes learn from the successes of megaparishes?
This week on the podcast, Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber talk about “Amoris Laetitia,” the family and parish life. Sam Sawyer, S.J., also offers his perspective. The main topic of this week’s conversation is Leah Libresco’s recent article, “Lessons on evangelization from the largest parish in the United States.” Libresco, a contributing editor for […]
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Easter Joy
Easter is also a reminder, one we do need, that bad news is never the last word.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Internet privacy is about the common good, not just competition and consumers
Internet regulation needs to serve the common good, not only the maintenance of profit margins.
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President Trump continues Obama’s devastating drone war
In March, it was reported that up to 200 civilians in the northern Iraq city of Mosul had been killed by a series of airstrikes.