It is daunting work that we task presidents with, the responsibility of strengthening security while simultaneously fostering peace.
Joseph McAuley
Joseph McAuley is an assistant editor of America.
The Morality of Powerball
Some considerations as you stand on line for your chance at $1.5 billion
‘Can it Be?’ The Christmas pairing of Bing and Bowie
Coming together through a little music can bridge many a difference.
The Epiphany we need today
As we return to Ordinary Time and ordinary lives, God gives us manifold reasons for new years and new hopes.
What children see in a Christmas tree
The heart of the child is open to more than just the mere physical gifts that are spread beneath the tree; the child’s heart is more receptive to the possibilities that Christmas offers that the jaded and often hardened adult heart would be.
When quoting a prophet got a pope in trouble
A passage from Isaiah got Pope John Paul I into theologically hot holy water.
The Birthday Presents of a Pope
At the Vatican today a young girl presented a birthday cake to Pope Francis, who now finds himself 79 years young.
Christmas with Bing and Frank
If you’re tired by the stress of Christmas preparations, sit back and watch this musical gem for a while.
FDR’s ‘Pearl Harbor Speech,’ then and now
On this day 74 years ago, the United States was drawn into a war—a world war—for the second time in nearly 30 years.
God is Shy: Waiting and wanting in Advent
Both God and man want the same thing: to be needed, wanted and loved.
