I spoke with friends who work with young people, and young people themselves, to get the hardest questions about God and religion.
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We say the same prayer every morning at America magazine. Here’s what it means to the staff.
When is the first time you pray during the day? For me, if it’s not when I wake up in the morning, it is at the beginning of my workday, with all my coworkers.
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South Sudanese Jesuit: Pope Francis’ visit to our country rejuvenated my commitment to serve here.
Given his own frailties, the last place the pope should have visited is South Sudan, but he put us at the center of the world.
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How Sinéad O’Connor taught a Catholic priest how to pray
The singer made something beautiful for the One who could—who would—dress her wounds.
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God loves us—and we’re supposed to love him back. How do you actually do that?
It would have been nice if someone had told me how to go about learning to love God. Because I have discovered that, for most people, it is something that they have to learn.
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Camping with the Desert Fathers
The mystics and the wilderness teach the same thing: forsake the illusion of control, pay attention to where you are, abandon yourself to the divine.
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Tiny faith stories: God’s presence in even the most hopeless situations
We asked readers to share stories of surprising moments of faith in no more than 100 words. In these (very) short essays, they explain how they faced these struggles with the help of God.
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God or grift? Positivity or prosperity? I finally get what Joel Osteen is selling.
The popular evangelical minister insists God will bless your life with abundance if you let him. Is that true?
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Tiny faith stories: How we experience God through relationships
In these (very) short essays, they explain how they encountered God in others and their faith grew because of it. They show how the Lord is present even where we least expect God.
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New York City’s Catholic Underground is an experience of church like no other
At Catholic Underground in New York City, hosted by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, I experienced a Holy Hour followed by an exhibit of Catholic art and artists.