Father Matt Malone’s homily for the Feast of St. Edmund Campion, patron of America Media.
Matt Malone, S.J.
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Today’s the day to transform lives.
Join America Media and Thrive for Life to power change and inspire healing.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Matt Malone, S.J.: Christmas reminds us that there is only one redeemer (and it’s not the president)
The United States is a unique achievement in a fallen world.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
It’s time for President Trump to concede.
Donald Trump’s refusal to concede is unprecedented—and dangerous.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Supreme Court justices shouldn’t read the Constitution the same way Catholics read the Bible
Can textualists judges like Amy Coney Barrett take a broad view of interpreting the Bible and a narrow view of interpreting the Constitution? The short answer is yes, writes Matt Malone, S.J.
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No, court-packing won’t fix the Supreme Court (or the rest of our broken politics)
Franklin Roosevelt tried court packing in 1937. It was a bad idea then, and it is a bad idea now, Matt Malone, S.J. writes.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
We need to recover the sense of fun in politics
Sixty years ago this October, a 13-car train pulled out of Union Station in Washington, D.C., headed south. It was the L.B.J. Special, named for its most important passenger, Lyndon B. Johnson, who was that year’s Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States.
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Ask the Editor: Matt Malone, S.J., responds to your questions about ‘America’ and the 2020 election
Join the editor in chief of America magazine for a conversation in the comments section on Friday, Sept. 18, 1 to 2 p.m. ET, about the magazine’s coverage of this historic election.
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Another priest has been murdered in El Salvador. But there is still reason for hope.
An ambitious computer training program for at-risk youth seeks to be an engine for building a middle class for El Salvador.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Trump’s latest effort to restrict asylum seekers will not restore America’s greatness
The faithful must stand against measures that dehumanize asylum seekers and welcome immigrants among us.