Evil is not a problem; it’s a mystery.
Matt Malone, S.J.
Of Many Things
If you’re wondering why the European Union budget talks collapsed in November, you might look to the euro, the common currency of more than half of the E.U.’s member states, to gain a clue. I don’t mean the currency’s market position but the actual printed paper. All the euro
From the Editor in Chief
My brothers and sisters America welcomes your comments When making comments I implore you to heed the principle message of our recent editorial and converse with one another in a spirit of fraternal charity and humility I ask this not simply in the spirit of the editorial but in the spirit of t
Of Many Things
The lives of the saints demonstrate that our yes is possible, even in a broken world.
John Kavanaugh, S.J. (1941-2012)
America mourns the passing of our beloved colleague and friend Fr John Kavanaugh S J who died yesterday in Saint Louis MO following a long illness Fr Kavanaugh was a distinguished scholar prolific author and dedicated Jesuit priest He was a contributor to our pages for more than forty year
Of Many Things
At the heart of our faith is not an idea or a philosophy but a person.
Of Many Things
What could we need to hear about the 2012 election that we haven’t heard already?
Romney in the Pits
Johnny Morris the founder of Bass Pro shops is about as American as you can get Morris s rags-to-riches story of how he founded one of the nation s largest outdoor retailers with little more than old-fashioned pluck a U-Haul and eight feet of space in his dad s Missouri liquor store is often i
