The first interaction between the Body of Christ and the divorcee should not be at a request for an annulment or a second marriage.
In All Things
Leader in Jesuit education offers a final lesson on dying well
John Schlegel, S.J., pastor, teacher, friend and former publisher of ‘America,’ died on Sunday.
In the Wake of Terror, A President’s Words and A Savior’s Prayer
We must realize that terror and terrorism didn’t just start some forty-odd years ago, in our “modern age.” It has always been a part of human history.
Seeking truth and dignity 26 years after the massacre of six Jesuits in El Salvador
There are those who believe that peace will not return until El Salvador deals with its past.
Student activists are attempting to shatter the “post-racial” illusion many believe exists.
Students across the country have staged sit-ins and marches, demanding U.S. schools acknowledge that racism is an issue.
‘Allahu akbar’ was never a call to violence and destruction.
Editors Note, Feb. 25, 2019: America has become aware that this article included extensive unattributed material from other sources. Accordingly, we have removed the text. A Feb. 22 story in the National Post of Canada documented multiple cases in which Father Rosica used material from other authors without providing proper citations. “What I’ve done is wrong, and I am sorry about that,” […]
Brother Christian’s Testament
A profound meditation on suffering, death and reconciliation, which may help as we reflect on the terrible murders in Paris.
Does the Trans-Pacific Partnership pass the test of Catholic Social Teaching?
Proponents of free trade make an important point when they observe that reduced trade barriers have played an important role in lifting hundreds of millions in the third world out of poverty, but the “benefits” to American workers are far more dubious.
The ‘real’ politics of the late Helmut Schmidt
What today’s politicians could learn from this incessant cigarette smoker, sailor and statesman-intellectual who endured a painful past while working toward a better though realistic future
Supreme Court to hear challenges to contraceptive mandate brought by religious organizations
Religious colleges, group homes and medical service providers must comply with the A.C.A. unless they give notice they are eligible for a religious accommodation.
