Reading well requires an act of trust to step into a world of words and thought that we did not create for ourselves. Christians: take note.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
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Discernment is only fully clear in hindsight
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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The lament and hope of remembering Zion
A Reflection for the Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Father Sam Sawyer
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A.I. is the headline for ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ but Catholic social teaching is its spine
The first two chapters of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ are a masterclass in how the church understands and develops its social teaching.
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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.