A Reflection for the Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Molly Cahill
Molly Cahill
Molly Cahill is an associate editor at America. She was a 2020-2021 O'Hare Fellow.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Not every prayer is spoken—some are experienced
A Reflection for the Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Molly Cahill
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Volunteer, stop judging and get off Twitter: 8 New Year’s Resolutions Inspired by Pope Francis
Ready or not, the new year is here — and with it our annual opportunity to take stock and set goals, with a little help from Pope Francis.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Conversations between women in the Gospels
A Reflection for the Sunday of the Fourth Week of Advent
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Covid delayed my college graduation 517 days. It taught me the importance of rituals—even if we celebrate them late.
Can a ritual that comes a year and a half late possibly mean what it was originally supposed to? No. But it ended up having a deep meaning entirely its own.
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A Prayer for the End of the Death Penalty
God who is justice, let the systems of justice we build on earth reflect your love for all creation. Let them value redemption over punishment, future over past, life over death.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
AOC, the Met Gala and the dress: Femininity has the power to make the whole world talk.
While Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s attendance attracted predictable outrage from her regular critics, she made the exact splash it seems she intended to make.
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So, Pope Francis invited Spider-Man to the Vatican
The real-life superhero Mattia Villardita was invited to the audience because of his everyday commitment to bring joy to suffering children — dressed as his childhood idol.
Posted inCatholic News Quiz, Faith
Quiz: Which pope said it? Roman pontiffs on the rights of refugees
This year, as we observe World Refugee Day, America Magazine is testing our readers’ knowledge of papal refugee statements.
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One cannonball and 500 years later: How to celebrate the Ignatian Year
In an effort to foster a prayerful community in celebration together, America has compiled a list of events that will be updated as the year goes on.