To convince our fellow citizens to protect the lives of the unborn we need to recognize why many of them do not trust or easily understand our good motives.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
The Feast of the Annunciation: What Mary’s ‘yes’ means for our bodies
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation (Friday of the Third Week of Lent), by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
What’s Religious About Being Woke?
The church’s passion for justice arises not only from its moral certainty, but even more from its solidarity with those who are suffering.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
On abortion, Catholics—including politicians—can’t reduce the issue to a question of ‘choice’
Choice alone cannot be a sufficient moral framework for thinking about abortion because more than one human life is at stake.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
It’s O.K. to ask God for a sign
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis told bishops to shepherd pro-choice politicians ‘with God’s style.’ What does that mean in practice?
Pope Francis has a broad—and brave—vision of what being a pastor means, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J. And that vision has room for bishops to disagree with each other about the best way forward.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Machiavellian tactics of the Texas abortion law that pro-lifers may come to regret
The Texas abortion law wins a battle in the culture war but at what cost?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic bishops must not turn vaccines into a culture war issue
A statement from Colorado’s bishops will likely contribute to vaccine misinformation among Catholics, Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes. And its individualistic and libertarian notion of conscience ignores our obligations to the most vulnerable.
Posted inFaith, Ideas
The pastoral questions raised (but not answered) in The Pillar’s exposé of a USCCB official
Is it appropriate for a Catholic media outlet to take steps to de-anonymize data in order to publicly reveal the sins of another?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholics are talking past each other in the Biden-Communion debate
Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.