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.
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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.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Pope Francis’ wisdom for our current migrant crisis
What did Papa Francisco see that we need to see? What tools do we have so we can choose correctly? And how do we act following our discernment?
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Why the Ten Commandments should not be posted in public school classrooms
The Bible itself contains the most powerful argument against making the Ten Commandments a moral guide for all citizens.