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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
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.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
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.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
On All Saints Day, let’s remember the littlest saints
A Reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Jill Rice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Having a child shouldn’t mean losing your job’: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act awaits vote in Senate
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has yet to pass in the Senate, even though it has broad support from Democrats, Republicans, the USCCB and even the Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
If you had to pick just one day to pray the Rosary, let it be today
A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, by Jill Rice
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Padre Pio and the (controversial) history of the stigmata
Padre Pio is known in part for his prophetic ability, his healing power and receiving the stigmata. But during his life and after his death, these expressions of the 20th-century saint’s holiness have been debated.