James Martin, S.J., asks why a good God lets bad things happen.
Kerry Weber
Kerry Weber joined the staff of America in October 2009. Her writing and multimedia work have since earned several awards from the Catholic Press Association, and in 2013 she reported from Rwanda as a recipient of Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship. Kerry is the author of Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job (Loyola Press) and Keeping the Faith: Prayers for College Students (Twenty-Third Publications). A graduate of Providence College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has previously worked as an editor for Catholic Digest, a local reporter, a diocesan television producer, and as a special-education teacher on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.
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Bank Heists and Wiseguys: “Crimetown” is the next true-crime podcast you should listen to
Vincent A. Cianci Jr., better known as “Buddy,” he was a trusted (and Jesuit-educated) champion for his city as well as a convicted felon.
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Buying my first house made me rethink what Pope Francis means by a “common home”
Pope Francis reminds us to challenge ourselves to each day give of ourselves and not to count the cost.
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A new mom on what ‘meternity’ leave misses
Likening maternity leave to a sabbatical understandably rubbed many the wrong way.
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How might our church better celebrate the diversity within it?
November marks Black Catholic History Month, which was founded by the National Black Catholic Congress in 1990.
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Waiting in Hope
The new film ‘The 33’ captures stories of suffering and hope
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Of Many Things
In the end, the story of Francis’ visit is, at its heart, a story of community.
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Pope Francis is making us uncomfortable. And that’s a good thing.
Pope Francis is making us uncomfortable. And that’s a good thing.
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America Media Wins 26 Catholic Press Awards
We are happy to announce that America Media nbsp is the recipient of 26 awards for journalistic excellence from the Catholic nbsp Press Association Six books written by America editors and columnists also were honored this year The winners were announced on Friday evening at a dinner to mark the c
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Why ‘Laudato Si’’ is the Perfect Encyclical for Millennials
When I was about 8 years old, I bought a copy of a slim book called 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth. I ploughed through its pages and then immediately set out to enact its suggestions, like making birdhouses from milk jugs, trying to convince my parents to put a brick in the toilet ta