The false sense of solidarity that comes with sharing an Oliver segment on Facebook is an invitation to apathy not resistance.
Journalism
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis says Italian Jesuit review has given a faithful reading of his papacy
The pope welcomed the news that La Civilta Cattolica will now be published in English.
Posted inPolitics & Society
A college professor and a cop ask, ‘Who are the elites, anyway?’
Elites are defined less by the position they hold than by their pretense to dictate reality.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Alternative facts and the coming constitutional crisis
We more likely face destabilizing, constitutional confusion, than brute authoritarianism.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Cokie Roberts on journalism under President Trump
Cokie Roberts, who wrote about the role of women in Washington in our Jan. 23 issue, is this week’s guest. Hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber chat to her about the state of journalism under President Donald J. Trump, in addition to his announcement that he is planning to build a border wall. Associate […]
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis releases message for journalists on their patron saint’s feast day
The pope called on journalists to stop feeding the “vicious cycle of anxiety” and “spiral of fear.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
La Voz del Pueblo
America Films presents ‘La Voz Del Pueblo,’ a documentary that explores violence and oppression in Honduras through the eyes of journalists at Radio Progreso, a remarkable Jesuit-run radio station.
Posted inMagazine, Of Many Things
Welcome to the new America
This is the new America, a fresh approach to the smart, Catholic take on faith and culture that has been our hallmark since 1909.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Faith
A free press is becoming near-impossible in Turkey
It is not a good time to be a journalist in Turkey.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How bad journalism is hurting people of faith.
“Journalists don’t know the difference between an archbishop and a cardinal; they think Catholics worship Mary; they think the pope controls what every bishop and priest says and does.”