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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: There is a kinder, gentler, subtler discrimination these days.
Is there anything more central to our existence than hope? And when it is denied, is there anything more disheartening? There is a poignant moment in Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man when the nameless black narrator realizes he is bereft of hope: I am invisible, understand, simply because p
Books
Dec 09, 2000 issue
In the Beginning
David S. Toolan
Michael Ruse a professor of philosophy and zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada is that rare bird a theologically literate scientist He was a major expert witness along with the theologian Langdon Gilkey in the 1981 test case of the state law signed by then Governor Bill Cli
Letters
Letters
Offended by DrawingI sincerely hope that I am not the only one offended by the cartoon of the ugly prelate accompanying the commentary on the liturgical readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (The Word, 10/14). It is not worthy of the commentary, to which it gives a distasteful flavor, nor su
Faith
Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet
What would be a theologically sound, spiritually empowering and ethically challenging theology of Mary, mother of Jesus the Christ, for the 21st century?
Changing Elements or People?
A highly respected confrere on the seminary faculty in the 1960’s announced one day that he was pleased and surprised that our introduction of the greeting of peace at our daily liturgies actually seemed "to make a real difference in the spirit of the house." This was an ordained and
Faith
Peace be with you: The fascinating liturgical history of the sign of peace
From 1995: The kiss of peace, which originated among the first Christians but eventually fell into disuse, was restored to the Roman missal in 1970.
FaithVantage Point
Opus Dei in the United States
From 1995: To its members, Opus Dei is nothing less than The Work of God. To its critics, it is a powerful, even dangerous organization.
Biblical Scholarship 50 years After Divino Afflante Spiritu: From September 18, 1993
Is the era of biblical enthusiasm in the Catholic Church on the wane?
Vantage Point

Vantage Point presents revealing and timely articles from America's archives. Scroll through the links below to view selections from the magazine's 100 year history. 

"The Marathon"

The editors on the Boston marathon bombings: "A victim of senseless violence as surely as those on Boylston Street, Jesus is with us in our suffering, not only because he loves us, but because he has suffered too."

Remembering Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.

Tributes to and selections from the work of the Biblical scholar and longtime America contributor  

'America' on Religious Liberty

An archive spanning 70 years

Humane Vitae 25 Years Later

From July 17, 1993

Richard A. McCormick, S.J., on the anniversary of Pope Paul VI's controversial encyclical

'America' on Immigration

Select articles on immigrants and immigration reform

Remembering John F. Kavanaugh

Select articles from one of America's most talked about columnists

Gettysburg's Catholic Memories

From July 5, 1913

America's Theologian

An archive of articles by John Courtney Murray, S.J.

Greeley in 'America'

An archive of articles by the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley

Play Ball!

The editors on Jackie Robinson

War of Words

The editors' evolving perspectives on Vietnam

War of Words II

Additional archive analysis of the Vietnam War

The Dulles Legacy

An archive of articles by Cardinal Avery Dulles

Historian and Critic

An archive of articles by John W. O'Malley, S.J.

"Opus Dei in the United States," February 25, 1995

James Martin, S.J.

The Word has moved online

Since 1943, “The Word” column has been found near the end of issues of America.

Especially after the Second Vatican Council, in response to the call for Catholics to “gladly put themselves in touch with the sacred text itself ”(Verbum Dei, No. 25), the column has been focused specifically on the next Sunday’s Scriptural readings.

To better fit our current monthly issue frequency, we will publish the full version of “The Word” digitally on America’s website, rather than in the Kindle edition distributed monthly. This item in the Kindle edition will continue to point readers to The Word column online through a link to the website.