Of Many Things
Life in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
The late Fred Rogers is currently enjoying something of a post-mortal renaissance.
Your Take
Do you pray for your favorite sports team to win?
America also asked readers about whether or not they saw sports as a force for social good.
The Letters
I am a former longtime Democrat of more than 30 years and very reluctantly registered as a Republican several years ago primarily because of the party’s support for laws to protect the innocent unborn from the violence of legal abortion.
Editorials
Five years into Pope Francis’ papacy, there is much more noise to be made.
We now mark five years of Francis’ pontificate. The editors of America wish him many more.
Short Take
Why the Vatican’s potential deal with China is a good thing
Western journalists have been too easily swayed by misleading accounts circulated by those opposed to an entente.
Dispatches
Infographic: The Irish diaspora in the United States
The Irish-American population is almost seven times bigger than Ireland itself, but it is also aging and shrinking.
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
South Korean Bishop urges Trump to reconsider North Korean strategy
Bishop Kang believes the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea and the surprise decision of officials in the North to allow North Korean athletes to participate offers a small opening for progress.
Jesuit Refugee Service report reveals high level of homelessness among London’s refugees
J.R.S. contends that it is deliberate government policy to make life for refugees as difficult as possible.
U.S. bishops condemn Trump’s proposal to end ‘chain migration,’ say it threatens families
“Families aren’t chains. They are mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, grandmothers, grandfathers and brothers and sisters.”
Features
To save America’s soul, we need an ecumenism of love
As Christians, our goal in life is to stop living like the security-minded goats we find in Matthew 25 and instead become like the extravagant sheep who give food to hungry people, water to anyone who thirsts and, of course, welcome to strangers.
The uncertain future of Catholic Ireland
The numbers augur an uncertain future for the Catholic Church in Ireland, long a place where Catholicism seemed sure of deep roots and high adherence to practice and tradition.
Faith in Focus
We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever
In my lifetime, I do not recall having so many reasons to cry and send up my sighs to Mary for help and hope.
Ideas
Hunger strikes and the desperate desire for justice
Hunger strikes raise thorny political, philosophical and even spiritual questions.
Books
Rethinking the life and presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
For Ulysses S. Grant, history has finally decided to be kind.
Reading Islam’s holy book
In What the Qur’an Meant and Why It Matters, Garry Wills offers what he hopes can be a remedy to this fear: an invitation to pick up the Quran and read it, as he has done.
Touring literary Dublin with Benjamin Black
John Banville has few kind words for the church of his youth, but he is good company nonetheless.
“She was earthy and ethereal”: remembering Phyllis Tickle
Will there ever be another Phyllis Tickle? Could there be?
Music
The Oh Hellos: the folk rock band that’s not afraid to address politics or religion
Formed in 2011, The Oh Hellos’ Christianity is one of their foundational inspirations, evident in lines like “the only God I should have loved.”
Theater
Malcolm X gets a Shakespearean treatment in a new play
But was the civil rights leader Brutus or Caesar?
Poetry
Burn-Off
the prairie grass / sizzles in the wind
The Word
What can Jesus teach us about service and honor?
It is not enough to gaze on Jesus or hear his words. To “see” Jesus, one must accept the same mission from the Father.
How can living like Jesus help us find a home?
This week’s readings speak of the journey of Christians to their true homeland.
Last Take
Three years later, how the Chibok girls have become a symbol of resilience
On April 14, 2014, 276 girls were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants.
Faith
What can Jesus teach us about service and honor?
It is not enough to gaze on Jesus or hear his words. To “see” Jesus, one must accept the same mission from the Father.
Five years into Pope Francis’ papacy, there is much more noise to be made.
We now mark five years of Francis’ pontificate. The editors of America wish him many more.
To save America’s soul, we need an ecumenism of love
As Christians, our goal in life is to stop living like the security-minded goats we find in Matthew 25 and instead become like the extravagant sheep who give food to hungry people, water to anyone who thirsts and, of course, welcome to strangers.
How can living like Jesus help us find a home?
This week’s readings speak of the journey of Christians to their true homeland.
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever
In my lifetime, I do not recall having so many reasons to cry and send up my sighs to Mary for help and hope.
Magazine
The Letters
I am a former longtime Democrat of more than 30 years and very reluctantly registered as a Republican several years ago primarily because of the party’s support for laws to protect the innocent unborn from the violence of legal abortion.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts