From the US Conference of Catholic Bishops SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON MARRIAGE lsquo TRAGIC DAY FOR MARRIAGE AND OUR NATION rsquo STATE U S BISHOPSWASHINGTON mdash The U S Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a
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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Recovering the real St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.
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Su ‘modo de proceder’ : ¿Cómo podría influir la espiritualidad jesuita en el pontificado del Papa Francisco?
Las semanas que siguieron a la elección del Papa Francisco, el primer jesuita designado para un cargo así, había más gente haciendo preguntas sobre los jesuitas que en ningún otro momento de los últimos 25 años. La mayoría de los lectores de la revista Americasabe ya lo que es un jesuita, pe
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Kerry Weber named Egan Journalism Fellow
Congratulations to Kerry Weber associate editor of America for being awarded one of the first annual Egan Journalism Fellows sponsored by Catholic Relief Services nbsp Congratulations as well to all the other fellows nbsp Here is the official announcement nbsp DENVER June 19 2013 Catholic
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Face to Faith
Here 39 s a great new series from Vatican Radio quot Face to Faith quot in which viewers and listeners can get to know prominent Church leaders through one-on-one conversations about their personal journeys in faith and how the faith informs their thought action and general way of seeing the
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A Tribute to Andrew Greeley
A moving tribute to Father Andrew Greeley the influential American Catholic priest sociologist and contributor to America magazine nbsp May he rest in peace nbsp Watch Andrew Greeley on PBS See more from Religion amp Ethics NewsWeekly
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Kerry Weber on Prayer and Discernment
America associate editor Kerry Weber recently spoke to a group of young adults on a quot Charis retreat quot for young adults in New York City nbsp Listen to an actual young adult talk to other actual young adults nbsp It 39 s a great lively and spirited talk that involves car chases
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Can You E-Pray? Yup.
The most common question I rsquo m asked as a Jesuit besides ldquo What rsquo s a Jesuit rdquo is Can you teach me how to pray While many people have less time for organized religion they are more hungry for contact with God Plus whether they rsquo re religious spiritual but not religious
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The Land of the Gerasenes
How do you minister to people who are not simply bothersome, but seriously unstable?
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Pope Names Jesuit as Bishop of Oakland
From the USCCB POPE NAMES JESUIT TO HEAD DIOCESE OF OAKLAND CALIFORNIAWASHINGTON mdash Pope Francis has named nbsp Jesuit Father Michael Barber nbsp 58 a member of the Jesuit Province of California and director of spiritual formation at St John rsquo s Seminary Brighton Boston Massachusetts