A Fundamental Challenge: Three ways to combat biblical literalism
Three ways to combat biblical literalism
Beyond Catechesis: What is the proper role of theology?
What is the proper role of theology?
Theology and Catechesis: What’s the Difference?: Responses to Michael G. Lawler and Todd A. Salzman
The editors of America have asked a selection of theologians and bishops to respond to the article, “Beyond Catechesis” (9/12) by Michael G. Lawler and Todd A. Salzman. In the coming weeks, we hope to add more responses to this page. We will also continue the conversation on the role of Catholic universities…
A Dream of Life: Revisiting Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Rising’
Christopher Pramuk revisited Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Rising’ on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Muslim hip-hop artists are using the music to spread a message of nonviolence.
Letters
Letters
The Deficit’s Real Cause Wow! I am glad someone said it, and I am not surprised that it was your editorial, “The New Americanism” (8/1). I have noticed the disturbing presence of Catholics lining up on the side of privilege entrenchment—that is what this whole manufactured &l
Editorials
Libyan Freedom
The unexpectedly rapid fall of Tripoli revealed one unambiguous winner: the Libyan people.
Faith in Focus
Student Teachers: What I learned from my class about the faith
What I learned from my class about the faith
Books
Helplessly Exuberant
The Jesuit priest and educator William O rsquo Malley has long poked prodded cajoled and inspired his readers The Wow Factor is vintage O rsquo Malley but also new and timely It offers challenges and caveats as well as inspiration and hope His initial challenge ldquo We rsquo re educated And
Film
The Song of Aibileen: What ‘The Help’ has to say
“The Help” is about telling stories and the impact such tellings can have.
With God on the Links: The quasi-Christianity of ‘Seven Days in Utopia’
The quasi-evangelical message of ‘Seven Days in Utopia’
The Word
Justice in the Reign of God
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Sept. 18, 2011
Columns
Risking the Darkness
Ten years ago this September we lost something very precious.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Art and Toil; Time of the Preacher; Competitive Conservatism
Signs Of the Times
Tenth Anniversary Prompts Spiritual Reflection
“People were angry at God [after 9/11] and they had every right to be, but that was not my experience,” said Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer of the NYFD.
Annual Statement Seeks Common Ground on Labor Day
The annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may prove notable this year because of observations that in the past would hardly raise an eyebrow. It includes a thorough reiteration of the U.S. church’s historical support of organized labor and an acknowledgment of
U.S. Childhood Gets Poor Grades
“The economic recession of the past few years effectively wiped out all of the gains we made in cutting child poverty in the late 1990s.”
Be Not Afraid, Middle East Christians
The changes sweeping through the region give rise to hopes, but also concerns.
Church Membership Trends Downward
A brief report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate offers some statistics worth worrying over.
News Briefs
The National Cathedral in Washington and St. Patrick’s Church in Baltimore, Md., were among the structures left with the most serious damage after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Virginia on Aug. 23. • Church leaders in southern India who hoped to “curb the flow of liquor in Keral
Politics
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Culture
Vatican
Scripture
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