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Lent is just the right size. Forty days is enough time to get to know the desert and for most of us too little time to be swallowed by it. Guides are always welcome on the sometimes inconvenient, scary and unpredictable journey—including good books.
From the archives: Highlights from a 1998 U.S. bishops’ document on “an essential part of the Catholic faith.”
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.
When Hans Küng's Infallible? An Inquiry appeared in 1971, it drew ample praise and blame, including sharp criticisms by his theological colleague, Karl Rahner, S.J.. AMERICA carried discussions of the book's theological and philosophical aspects by

America Media is a work of the Society of Jesus of Canada and the United States. Jesuits have served on the staff of our flagship magazine since its founding in 1909. In 1999, Patricia Kossmann became the first layperson to serve as a full-time member of the editorial board. Today, the majority of America Media’s editors and staff are laypeople.

President

Traug Keller

Editor in Chief

Samuel Sawyer, S.J.

Deputy Editor in Chief

Maurice Timothy Reidy

Executive Editors

Sebastian Gomes
Ashley McKinless
Kerry Weber

Editor at Large

James Martin, S.J.

Production Editor

Robert David Sullivan

Senior Editors

Kevin Clarke
James T. Keane
J. D. Long-García
 

Poetry Editor

Joseph Hoover, S.J.

Vatican Correspondent

Gerard O’Connell

National Correspondent

Michael O’Loughlin

Associate Editor

Colleen Dulle
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.Jim McDermott, S.J.

Associate Editor and Director of Audience Engagement and Analytics

Zac Davis

Audio Producer

Maggi Van Dorn

Studio Production Operator 

Kevin Jackson

Assistant Editors

Molly Cahill

Creative Director

Shawn Tripoli

Contributing Writers

Simcha Fisher
Nichole M. Flores
Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu
Rachel Lu
John W. Miller
Kaya Oakes
Nathan Schneider

Valerie Schultz
Eve Tushnet

Contributing Editors

Robert Collins, S.J.

Patrick Gilger, S.J.
William McCormick, S.J.
Paul McNelis, S.J.

Michael Simone, S.J.

Regional Correspondents

Russell Pollitt

Special Contributors

Jake Martin, S.J.

Editor, The Jesuit Post

Tucker Redding, S.J.

Moderator, Catholic Book Club

Kevin Spinale, S.J.

O’Hare Fellows

Christopher Parker

Jillian Rice

Cristobal Spielmann

S.V.P. of Finance & Operations

Siobhan Ryan

V.P. of Advancement

Heather Trotta

 

Advancement Associate

Michelle Smith

Director of Advertising Services

Kenneth Arko

Account Manager

Lindsay Chessare

Advertising Sales Associate

Geena Di Camillo

Director of Marketing

Lisa Manico

Business Operations Staff

Glenda Castro
Jonathan Tavarez
Bianca C. Tucker

Editor Emeritus

Francis W. Turnbull, S.J.

Chair, Board of Directors

Susan B. Braddock