We asked our readers how they ground Christmas celebrations in their faith during a season that can be hectic and distracting.
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Feast of the Holy Innocents: 2,000 years later we still remember the pain their mothers felt
Thirty-four years ago I held my child, my 22-month-old son, cradling him in my arms as I watched the last flicker of his life ebb away.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Merry Christmas from the Editors of America
We at America Media are profoundly grateful to our readers, donors and supporters for sharing your gifts with us.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Catching Sight of Grace
Family life in the Bible is both difficult and grace-filled.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The message of Epiphany: Rise up; Your light has come!
Today’s feast commemorates the “physical” revelation of Christ, the moment when Gentiles recognized the incarnate Messiah.
Posted inFaith, News
Iowa bishop brings greeting from Pope Francis to ICE detention center
Bishop Pates heard a cry for help in the detention center. After he left, he called on Congress to pass the DREAM Act.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Dec. 15: Capriccioso
A reflection for the second Friday of Advent
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Father James Martin and Ross Douthat discuss civility in public & church discourse
Is there a duty for Christians to represent a certain kind of voice in the public discourse?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Monks aren’t the ones living in silence and solitude. We are.
After a visit to Christ in the Desert, I knew it was not the monks whose lifestyle I should question.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why you can’t become a saint by yourself
It is no coincidence that saints often come in pairs.