A proposed assisted-suicide law in Britain does not serve compassion. Instead it presents an illusion of final autonomy.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Small offerings that mean everything
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The day after Trump’s victory: searching for mercy, justice and God’s providence
This election highlights the deep divisions in American society. But perhaps the strange working of mercy and providence is evident even there, keeping us attentive to the need for conversion and reconciliation.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: The synod’s final document didn’t solve everything—and I’m grateful for that.
There’s an old joke that a camel is what you get when a horse has been designed by a committee. The synod’s final document bears the camel-like appearance of committee drafting. Maybe that‘s a good thing.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
What most needs to change at the synod? We do.
I have admittedly rolled my eyes at the language the Vatican uses around the Synod on Synodality. But it should prompt all Catholics to ask themselves: Do I know what I am really trying to say?
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
What Americans can learn from South Africa’s example of messy and imperfect compromise
When public servants when they show us a glimpse of something that points the way toward “more perfect union,” we ought to pay close and grateful attention.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Finding childlike joy
A Reflection for Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Campus Protests and the Temptation of an Enemy You Can Detest
The Gaza campus protests reveal the nature—and danger—of righteous anger.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
The right and wrong way to read the new Vatican doc on dignity
If you are not challenged somewhere in your own moral thinking by reading it, then you most likely have not read it thoroughly enough.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Before the resurrection is an answer, it is a question
A Reflection for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.