“I’m unhappy about what’s being done here,” Elizabeth Bruenig said at a conversation at Georgetown University. “The one thing I can do is throw a fit.”
Teresa Donnellan
Teresa Donnellan is an O'Hare Fellow at America.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic groups join protest against gun violence at March for Our Lives
Many of the participants from Catholic schools and churches say that respecting the dignity of life means protecting children from gun violence.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Panicking with Grace: A Spirituality for Whatever’s Next
A period of uncertainty may be a great time to begin developing your relationship with God.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
A jilted bride clings to her faith in “The Wedding Plan”
“I have a hall. I have a dress. The apartment is almost ready,” Michal says. “It’s a small task for God to find me a groom.”
Posted inExplainer, Faith
A history of the friction between the Girl Scouts and the Catholic Church
Despite recent criticism, the Girl Scouts boasts of its relationship with the Catholic Church on its website.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
The Dachau Album captures the horror of the Holocaust and the necessity of hope
These photos, patches of uniforms and drawings create a piecemeal account of life at Dachau during and after the war.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Georgetown liturgy does penance for sale of 272 enslaved people in 1838
Georgetown University and the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States began a process of penance and restitution, acknowledging an institutional sin in 1838 which preserved the university but condemned 272 to slavery in Louisiana.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A Russian-American family encounters a hostile homeland
Teresa Donnellan reviews “The Patriots” by Sana Krasikov.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Meet the man who told the story of New York City, one crime at a time
Michael Wilson, a graduate of Loyola New Orleans, wrote the New York Times column “Crime Scene” for the past six years.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Call the Midwife’ on PBS shows the beauty of serving others
One of the most compassionate shows on television, “Call the Midwife,” returns this Sunday, April 2, for its sixth season.