Christmas songs that invoke Jesus’ name or mention the Nativity story are not automatically more respectful than Christmas songs that don’t.
Isabelle Senechal
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Behind the scenes of ‘The Irishman’ with the (lucky) staff of America
Here’s what happened when James Martin, S.J., and three O’Hare fellows visited the set of Martin Scorsese’s latest movie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Tiny scriptures of truth: America’s 2019 poetry roundup
New American poetry that spans the globe.
Posted inFaith, News
Meet the 13 New Cardinals
The prelates hail from 11 different nations and represent multiple religious orders, including the Society of Jesus.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The Greatest Hymns of All Time (as chosen by America readers)
We asked America readers for their 10 favorite hymns of all time, as well as their favorite St. Louis Jesuit hymns, to mark the farewell concert by the St. Louis Jesuits. There was some crossover on both lists.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
U.N. Panel: Violence based on religious grounds must end.
The European Union and representatives from seven countries denounced the worldwide persecution of Christians on Sept. 27 at the United Nations.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
A course on ‘The Good Place’ brings show’s creator Michael Schur to Notre Dame
“The Good Class” is a unique hybrid course of philosophy and film studies at the University of Notre Dame.