The first two chapters of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ are a masterclass in how the church understands and develops its social teaching.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
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The Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act: Who rules when we give up on laws?
The Voting Rights Act and the War Powers Resolution have both been weakened by the erosion of previously established legal reforms.
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Let God lead you out of fear
A Reflection for the Friday of the Third Week of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Trump is trying to distract us from Pope Leo’s calls for peace. Don’t take the bait.
If you are outraged—which would be both understandable and justifiable—by President Donald Trump’s social media attack last night on Pope Leo, take a moment to step back and follow the pope’s example rather than taking the president’s bait.
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Trump is showing what a world governed by power alone looks like. It should terrify us.
The Trump administration’s reliance on violence and desire for domination is profoundly un-Christian.
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Where is God trying to interrupt us today?
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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I regret supporting the Iraq War. We shouldn’t repeat our mistakes in Iran now.
With the benefit of hindsight, it is easy to see that the pope was far more clear-eyed than the politicians who opted for war in Iraq and the Catholic thinkers who helped provide the war’s putative justification.
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The immigration stories Trump told in the State of the Union—and the ones he didn’t
Throughout his nearly two-hour address, Trump highlighted victims of crimes committed by immigrants. But there are parts of the stories he does not bother to tell.
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Our heavenly father—and our earthly parents
A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week of Lent, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Finding (and being) neighbors in Minnesota
I have found myself moved by gratitude for the basic witness of goodness toward those who have come to the United States seeking a better life.