ldquo In our era the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action rdquo That claim by Dag Hammarskj ld is borne out in the books published in the series ldquo Orbis Modern Spiritual Masters rdquo The authors of these paperbacks are people of action whose holiness-spiritual
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
Posted inFrom Our Archives
I’ve been meeting with Vatican cardinals about women in the church. Here’s what needs to change
Without these highly talented, accomplished women, the whole church is impoverished.
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
Eating the Apple: On being baptized into a technological religion
The dogmatic thinking that convinced us that a phone could (should!) be a sheer piece of glass, that a swipe of a finger on a screen should feel like moving a real object, and that the Internet should be in our pockets has opened up tremendous possibilities.
Posted inLetters
Letters
Coastal PlanningIn a letter to the editor (“Stupid Human Tricks,” 12/24), William F. Klosterman passionately addresses the difficulties caused by building on the sea coast. But he utterly fails to propose any reasonable solutions. Is he suggesting that New Orleans—with all its hist
Posted inLetters
Letters
Trust the InvestigationRe “Digging Deeper” (Current Comment, 12/10): The BP explosion was a tragedy, and the most serious consequences were borne by those who died, their families and the many who live and work along the Gulf coast. Whatever civil compensation is made will never replace