Coaching ice skating, in some ways, isn’t far from teaching others about the church: It requires a knowledge of the rules involved, but it also means that I, too, must be willing to learn and listen and respond.
Jill Rice
Jill Rice is a 2022-23 O’Hare Fellow at America. She is now the SEO and Analytics Associate at America. She graduated from Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus and majored in classical languages and comparative literature.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
When heaven and earth get a little bit closer together
A Reflection for Thursday before Epiphany, by Jill Rice
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Consistency and order might seem like boring qualities. But they were the reasons I loved Pope Benedict.
Pope Benedict XVI’s life and writings for the church show that one can be a staunch defender of order in the church’s teaching while still respecting God’s infinite love and mercy.
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The top five U.S. Catholic newsmakers of 2022: From an activist nun to a Supreme Court justice
What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America’s choices.
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Don’t let the hectic parts of this season fool you. The blessings of Advent are about simplicity.
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week of Advent, by Jill Rice
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Heaven, hell and humanity: The surprising spirituality of indie rock band Car Seat Headrest
Will Toledo, the founder and lead singer of the band, often uses his music as an outlet to examine his teenage feelings as a young gay man in northern Virginia.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’ve visited over 100 churches across the globe. Here’s what it’s taught me about my Catholic faith.
There is great comfort in knowing that in each church there were people worshiping the same God, hearing the same Gospel, striving to live out the two greatest commandments.
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Do you have a favorite psalm? Today’s is mine.
Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Rare British Jesuit artifacts that survived the Protestant Reformation are touring across America
During the Reformation, Catholic vestments were targeted for destruction. At the end of the 16th century, only one of these Henry VII copes was left: the one on display today.
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On All Saints Day, let’s remember the littlest saints
A Reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Jill Rice