A Jesuit considers the series that has become an international phenomenon.
Jesus Christ
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
MLK, Trump and the wedding at Cana: A call to listen and heal
On “Preach” this week, the Rev. Kareem Smith, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Co-op City, the Bronx, reflects with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time—the wedding at Cana.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Confessions of a Catholic in an Advent funk
My concern with Advent is that it can reduce our hoping for the surprising act of God to waiting for God to give us what we expect.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘The Chosen’ is an international phenomenon. Here are the ‘America’ staff’s favorite moments from the show.
“The Chosen” television series tells some of the well-known biblical stories about Christ and his disciples—and weaves into them fictional stories about the life of Christ and his disciples.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Proclaiming Jesus Christ in a time of climate crisis
“Laudato Si’” and its implementation seem to have stalled in the church. We need to revivify our efforts—and to recognize the Christological perspectives of our care for creation and our common home.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Vaccines have become the victim of their own success. You could say the same for Jesus.
If we have grown up Catholic, or even if our conversion or reversion was a few years ago, it is very easy to start taking salvation for granted.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ new encyclical is a window into his own love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus
In his fourth encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” Pope Francis calls on believers to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, through it, to love our brothers and sisters in the church and world.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Top 5 takeaways from ‘Dilexit Nos,’ Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart
Here’s what you need to know about “Dilexit nos,” the new encyclical from Pope Francis about the Sacred Heart.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
‘If we don’t get Jesus right, we won’t get the church right’: The life and teaching of Gerald O’Collins, S.J.
Gerald O’Collins, S.J., the Australian Jesuit theologian who died last week, was a prominent writer in Christology, ecclesiology, spirituality and more in an academic career that spanned seven decades.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
The historical Jesus is worth our study—but don’t expect it to solve all our theological questions
In this 1971 article, the late theologian Gerald O’Collins, S.J., treats the search for the “historical Jesus”—and its potential shortcomings and pitfalls.