Of Many Things
President Trump’s ties to Russia matter. Here’s why.
There is a big elephant in the room: What does Mr. Trump know about Russia? What does he not know? Does he know what he doesn’t know?
Your Take
The Letters
“I am so pleased to see these efforts to address this very sad phenomenon of Islamophobia. Diversity makes us richer and stronger together.”
Editorials
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.
Without Catholic schools, ‘school choice’ is no choice at all
School choice does not mean abandoning the commitment to the common good exemplified by the Catholic school system.
Short Take
An open letter to President Trump from the head of Jesuit Refugee Service USA
Refugees are survivors. As Americans, we share their values.
Dispatches
Undocumented in America: The fear is real. Is the problem exaggerated?
Despite simplistic language that depicts a flood of undocumented migrants crossing the U.S. southern border, migration from Mexico has slowed considerably in recent years and even reversed.
A victory for democracy and Africa in Gambia
After a few tense weeks, a peaceful and bloodless transfer of power has taken place in the West African nation of Gambia.
Archbishop Martin reflects on a different Northern Ireland as bishops visit Rome
“The church is in a different space,” says Archbishop Martin. “We must be more invitational, using a ministry of presence, gently explaining the message of the church and inviting people in.”
Will the law back up cities and churches that offer sanctuary to the undocumented?
Congress cannot force localities to assist in the arrest of immigration violators, honor federal detainer requests or avoid criminal convictions that would trigger deportation proceedings
Features
Confessions of a Catholic convert to capitalism
The free-enterprise system is compatible with caring for the least of us, writes an economist and convert to Catholicism.
What happens when a family of refugees is invited to live with a community of Jesuits?
An Ethiopian family arrived in Malta as refugees. A Jesuit community welcomed them.
Faith in Focus
Krista Tippett: Religion does not have a monopoly on faith.
Krista Tippett shares unexpected wisdom from 20 years of interviewing people about faith
Ideas
Alexa, please define knowledge
The new wave of internet devices is coming.
Books
The problem of mass incarceration is more complicated than we thought.
Although nonviolent offenders get the most attention from reformers, they account for less than 20 percent of all prisoners.
Searching for connections in the Vietnamese diaspora
The challenge of invisibility is paramount in ‘The Refugees.’
On the trail of Jorge Bergoglio
Mark K. Shriver, a member of America’s most famous Catholic family, sets out to search for the “real” Pope Francis.
The manhunt for a martyr’s killers
‘The Assassination of a Saint’ begins like a crime thriller, complete with a criminal manhunt.
Viet Thanh Nguyen writes about the refugees we don’t remember anymore
The author of “The Sympathizer” has a new book of short stories about Vietnamese-Americans who do not fit stereotypes.
Film
‘A Man Called Ove’ will win the foreign film Oscar. Oddly, it deserves it.
Thanks to the arcane rules behind the foreign-language Oscar, sentimentality usually reigns supreme.
Poetry
For Leila Means Night and Night Is Beautiful to the Desert Mind—for my daughter
today I learn
for the first time the inside of a girl’s hair, to brush the hair beneath the hair.
The Word
Turning Over Our Will
You will call me, “My Father,” and never turn away from me. (Jer 3:19)
I Tell You: Do Not Worry!
He pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber. (Ps 127:2)
Last Take
Becoming a Sunday Crybaby: How I rediscovered the beauty of Mass
I might have come in wounded, but during Mass I am healed and made whole.
Faith
Turning Over Our Will
You will call me, “My Father,” and never turn away from me. (Jer 3:19)
I Tell You: Do Not Worry!
He pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber. (Ps 127:2)
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.
What happens when a family of refugees is invited to live with a community of Jesuits?
An Ethiopian family arrived in Malta as refugees. A Jesuit community welcomed them.
Krista Tippett: Religion does not have a monopoly on faith.
Krista Tippett shares unexpected wisdom from 20 years of interviewing people about faith
Becoming a Sunday Crybaby: How I rediscovered the beauty of Mass
I might have come in wounded, but during Mass I am healed and made whole.
Magazine
The Letters
“I am so pleased to see these efforts to address this very sad phenomenon of Islamophobia. Diversity makes us richer and stronger together.”
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Vatican
Scripture
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