I do not have time to go to the church’s rosary for peace in Ukraine, but I go anyway. I have to do something, even though I feel like my small gesture will amount to nothing.
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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Fewer kids go to Catholic school today—but there’s reason for hope.
Enrollment in Catholic schools is at its lowest point in 50 years. But there are also reasons to hope that Catholic schools still have a vibrant future.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
You will never regret going to the funeral
No one wants to be at a funeral. It means that a loss has occurred, hearts broken. But there are few other instances in which doing something we dread so deeply can mean so much.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Legos, wine, dog treats: Advent calendars are officially out of control
More and more Advent calendars seem aimed at adding to product lines rather than counting down to Christmas.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Finding my bearings in an Advent filled with uncertainty
A Reflection for the Sunday of the Second Week of Advent
Posted inArts & Culture, News
Meet the nun who cheered Sydney McLaughlin to a gold medal and new world record in Tokyo
Sister Percylee Hart, principal of the Olympian’s alma mater, has made a habit of encouraging every student to achieve their best.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Most Catholics have no idea who former Cardinal McCarrick is. That’s a problem.
Only 38% of Catholics surveyed had heard of McCarrick, according to a recent survey commissioned by America Media and conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Is it safe to bring my unvaccinated, unmasked 10-month-old to Mass?
The new health guidelines for attending Mass raise concerns for parents of young children during an already challenging year.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Reflection: We all love our independence—but none of us get there on our own.
We love being able to claim we’re solely responsible for our successes. But today’s readings remind us that none of us get to where we are on our own, nor should we want to.
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Reflection: It might be cliché, but Jesus really is there with us for good times and bad. Let’s embrace it.
It’s a cliché but these two miracles say it well: Jesus is there for us in good times and bad. Jesus celebrates with us; Jesus heals us when we are broken.