A New Relationship: Bishops, theologians and the new evangelization
Bishops, theologians and the new evangelization
The Prosecution Rests: Why Darrel J. Vandeveld left Guantanamo
Why Darrel J. Vandeveld left Guantanamo
Beyond Our Fears: Building peace in a post-9/11 world
Maryann Cusimano Love on building peace in a post-9/11 world
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Somewhere along the line, I began learning from my younger sister.
Letters
Letters
‘Howdy, Podner’ What a pleasant surprise to find in Of Many Things on Aug. 1, by Drew Christiansen, S.J., two great reviews of westerns. I am a fan of western literature, but I never expected to find an article about it in America. I have already read Doc, one of Father Christiansen’s re
Editorials
A State of Their Own
It is past time to welcome Palestine into the community of nations.
Books
Glass Houses
The curious life of J. D. Salinger
A Changed Man
Sadness now outweighs my admiration for Malcolm X.
Music
Show a Little Faith: My slightly guilty aversion to Christian rock
‘Why the words “Christian rock” make me cringe.’ A confession by Kerry Weber.
Samples of Christian Rock
A few notable songs skeptics of the genre might enjoy.
The Word
Other Tenants
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Oct. 2, 2011
Catholic Book Club
September Selection
From the popular religious commentator and best-selling author of The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything mdash which was the book club selection for March 2010 mdash comes this new work on the importance of a joy-filled spiritual life As Fr Martin culture editor at America reminds readers the
Columns
Addicted to War?
Ten years into the U.S. war in Afghanistan, how well are we doing?
Current Comment
Current Comment
'You Visited Me'; Cheating Lessons; An Unnatural Disaster
Faith
Other Tenants
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Oct. 2, 2011
Signs Of the Times
U.S.C.C.B. Backs Alabama Bishops
Archbishop José Gómez called upon the Obama administration and Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform
Abuse Victims Petition International Court
They allege that “Vatican officials tolerate and enable the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes throughout the world.”
Gaza ‘Unbearable’
The suffering in Gaza remains widespread despite the easing of the Israeli blockade in 2010, say U.N. and church officials.
News Briefs
The bishop of Sendai, a region hard hit by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, has outlined the diocese’s reconstruction efforts.
U.S. Poverty: No Sign of Recovery As Unemployment Persists
The U.S. Census Bureau reported the highest number of Americans living in poverty in the 52 years it has collected such estimates.
Afghanistan: Nine Million Threatened by Hunger
An estimated 73 percent of the population in affected areas say that they will have access to food for less than two months.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts