There is a deeper problem than the chaos in the U.S. House: the question of what a government is for, and how it is to function beyond matters that a bare majority can vote through.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
With great spirit and generosity: A reflection on Jesuit tertianship
Sam Sawyer, S.J., returns from his tertianship in South Africa to his role as editor in chief.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
How Mary challenges our expectations of where God is at work
A Reflection for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
What my next stage of Jesuit formation means to me (and to America magazine)
Spending three months away is not a usual move for someone recently installed as editor in chief of a magazine and media ministry. Please be assured that I will continue to accompany you in prayer in tertianship.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
In the church’s messy disagreements, the Holy Spirit is at work. But what does that mean?
From the very beginning, the church reaches decisions that are complicated, human, messy, often ad hoc—this is what the Holy Spirit protecting and guiding the church looks like.
Posted inCommunity
It’s America magazine’s 114th anniversary. Own your faith today.
America’s multi-platform media ministry ensures that the widest group possible can benefit from journalism that tells the stories of faith in action.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
What ChatGPT reveals about our history—and demands of our present
You need not worry that I will be outsourcing “Of Many Things” columns to our robot overlords in the future.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Wrestling with the Good Friday sacrifice through poetry
A Reflection for Good Friday, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Getting to know God the Father through Jesus
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Catholicism, authentic communion and the way out of our polarization trap
What is the way out of polarization? And why does that question—along with the now-commonplace observation that society suffers from deepening divisions about everything from gun control to abortion to public funding for religious schools—seem so exhausting?