Is there anything in St. Ignatius’ spiritual practices that can offer to help us make it through the aftermath of the election? Yes.
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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The difference between Trump’s ‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ and Jesus’ ‘Be not afraid’
God does not ask us to check our brains at the door and be reckless about our bodies.
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A Prayer for the Election
Loving God, I ask you to guide me during this important election season.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Pope Francis closes the door on the death penalty in ‘Fratelli Tutti’
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” does something that some Catholics believed could not be done: It ratifies a change in church teaching.
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Read: Prayers at the D.N.C. by Sr. Simone Campbell and Fr. James Martin
Campbell and Martin were among the religious leaders invited to take part in the Democratic National Convention.
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Remembering George Anderson: a Jesuit for and with the poor
George M. Anderson, S.J., who died on Aug. 4 at age 86, was for many years the conscience of America magazine, especially in his focus on and commitment to the poor.
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Father James Martin: Wearing a mask is pro-life
The question comes down to this: Are you really pro-life? Do you reverence all lives—the check-out clerk as much as the unborn child?
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Jesus was not white. Here’s why we should stop pretending he was.
If Jesus is white and you’re not, what does that say about your relationship with him? What does it mean that Christ came for “all,” if you feel left out?
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The Holy Spirit is moving us to act against racism.
Racism, as St. John Paul II said, is one of the most “persistent and destructive evils” in the United States. And I have to acknowledge my own participation in it, writes James Martin, S.J.
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Faith in the time of Coronavirus
Many things have been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Love is not one of them.