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Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
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?
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Ash Wednesday reminds us that grief is necessary—and healing
A Reflection for Ash Wednesday, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
What a ministry for people with disabilities taught me about the problem of evil—and God’s response to it
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
50 years after Roe v. Wade, let’s remember that mercy is God’s mission
A Reflection for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Pope Benedict and Pope Francis wanted to change the same thing: all of us.
What unites Benedict and Francis is their common fidelity to God calling us to conversion.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The U.S. already has a third party: anti-McCarthy Republicans. And they’re playing chicken with our government.
In a sense, what we have is a three-party House in which the (non-)functional majority lacks a coalition agreement.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Christmas can be a crowded time. Let’s try to welcome that abundance.
A Reflection for the Nativity of the Lord, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.