To mark this National Day of Prayer, America asked our social media followers to share their prayer intentions and favorite ways to pray.
Molly Cahill
Molly Cahill is an associate editor at America. She was a 2020-2021 O'Hare Fellow.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The USCCB parody Twitter account asked people to share when they felt least at home in the church. Catholics had a lot to say.
The invitation to share moments of exclusion and hurt at the hands of the church generated a significant response.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
‘It’s not just lip service’: Jesuits announce new commission on the role of women in the order
On March 8—International Women’s Day—Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, announced the creation of the Commission on the Role and Responsibilities of Women in the Society of Jesus.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Father James Martin talks with the creator of Pixar’s ‘Soul’ about finding God in all things
Pete Docter was inspired by Father Martin’s book The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and its insights about Ignatian spirituality.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
What the first woman to run BC High thinks is key to creating and educating good men
An interview with Grace Cotter Regan, the first woman president of BC High
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I went on a date in college for extra credit. What it taught me about love and worthiness was priceless.
The assignment came with a long list of rules: Don’t ask somebody else in the class. You have to ask in person. You ask, you pay.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Virginia’s lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty. Catholic activists helped make it happen.
Virginia is on its way to becoming the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty and, significantly, the first formerly Confederate state to achieve abolition.
Posted inFaith, News
How Jesuit high school students are taking part in the (virtual) March for Life
When the march’s organizers announced on Jan. 15 that they would move the event online, Jesuit high schools across the country sought to find creative ways to help students honor life at all stages.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Barack Obama’s boundless optimism for a brighter future
in Barack Obama’s new memoir, readers get to know a host of colorful characters who played a role in the campaign for the presidency and Obama’s first term in office.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
These 14 senators are all Jesuit-educated. But they don’t vote (or pray) alike.
They’re Democrats and Republicans, Catholics, Protestants and a Buddhist. But they all graduated from a Jesuit high school, college or university.