Trump’s militarization of American streets may be mostly political theater—but that doesn’t mean its not dangerous.
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Posted inFaith in Focus
Father James Martin: Where is God in the future of women’s religious orders?
What the raising of Lazarus can offer religious orders as vocations drop, sisters age and ministries end
Posted inFaith, Ideas
The chaplain who blessed the atomic bombers—and spent years fighting nuclear war
Eight decades after the end of World War II, Father George Zabelka exists as a symbol of conscience, one who can communicate the message of Gospel nonviolence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Theater as sacramental: How drama can deepen our spiritual lives
Drama can teach us active listening and public speaking, yes; but on a deeper level, it can shape our spiritual disposition.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
T. S. Eliot can be intimidating. You should still read his poem ‘Marina.’
Whenever I teach a seminar on T. S. Eliot’s work, I spend the first day of class on ‘Marina.’
Posted inFaith and Reason
A Catholic challenge to American exceptionalism
Is it possible to embrace the idea of a special, evenly divinely ordained mission for America without violating Christian ethical principles?
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: Kerry Weber on life as a working Catholic journalist
Kerry Weber is an executive editor for America. On May 20, 2025, the Catholic Media Association announced that she was elected president of the organization.
Posted inFaith, Features
A Vatican reporter on keeping the faith amid the Catholic Church’s scandals
What happened when the place I had gone for consolation became the focus of my anger
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Our Lady and the Mexican flag: Symbols of Los Angeles’ fight for America’s future
Among the hopeful and fearful seeking their place in an occupied city, the Virgin—Patroness of All the Americas—is a sign that a community with humane borders and greater compassion may be possible.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Seamus Heaney’s hidden spiritual life
Two new books give a multi-hued portrait of Seamus Heaney as he pursued a late-20th-century vocation as a public advocate of poetry and as a somewhat private advocate of Catholicism as a folk culture.