“It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God,” Pope Francis said early in his pontificate. “But the converse is also true: it is not possible to establish true links with God, while ignoring other people.” Many U.S. Catholics have not only ignored their Muslim brothers and sisters but harbor discriminatory views […]
Zac Davis
Zac Davis is an associate editor and the senior director for digital strategy for America. He also co-hosts the podcast, Jesuitical.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims
Many U.S. Catholics have not only ignored their Muslim brothers and sisters but harbor discriminatory views about Muslims at alarming rates.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
One thing you can do to support migrants and refugees
It is not the first time and it is unlikely to be the last time, but President Trump’s latest racist remarks about “shithole” countries has many of asking: Who are we? What do we stand for? Who do we welcome and why? We recorded this episode on Wednesday before the news about the president’s comments […]
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One thing you can do to support migrants and refugees
President Trump’s latest racist remarks have many of asking: Who are we? What do we stand for? Who do we welcome and why?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Please stop blaming millennials for the economy you created.
Millennials didn’t create the dysfunctional world they live in; they inherited it.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Jesuits issue open letter denouncing ‘grave threats’ against Honduran priest
The Jesuits hold Honduran president “Juan Orlando Hernández and his allies responsible for the safety and physical and moral well-being” of Padre Melo and eight other regional leaders.
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When your favorite Jesuit moonlights as a model
Have you ever gotten to know a priest only to discover that your conception of who he was was misguided?
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When your favorite Jesuit moonlights as a model
Have you ever gotten to know a priest only to discover that your conception of who he was was misguided? Too often priests have either the best or the worst assumed of them, and the result is that we, the laity, fail to see them as they are: human. Our guest this week is Chris […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
What is Hipster Catholicism?
Hipsters love the authentic, the craft and the obscure—which is exactly why Catholicism, in its practices and its aesthetic, is perfectly suited for them.
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What is Hipster Catholicism?
In an article that appeared in America over the summer, David Michael wrote: Hipsters are drawn to craft beer, obscure cheeses, organic farms, taxidermy and homemade preserves. They favor hand-dipped candles, old-fashioned stationery, Indian headdresses and the lamentable industrial-chic decor and exposed bricks that mark so many new restaurants and bars. Hipsters love the authentic, […]