The free-enterprise system is compatible with caring for the least of us, writes an economist and convert to Catholicism.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
The Vague Christianity of Folk Rock
Mumford and Sons, The Head and the Heart, Hozier and other artists use Christian language in their secular songs. Should Christians care?
Posted inFaith
What Mother Teresa wouldn’t do for a million dollars
Christ and his saints have a different way of calculating a thing’s worth
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How the Catholic Worker showed me what it means to be Catholic
Young and old, educated and mentally impaired, healthy and addicted, they wrapped strong and weak arms around us and they held us up.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Krista Tippett: Religion does not have a monopoly on faith.
Krista Tippett shares unexpected wisdom from 20 years of interviewing people about faith
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
A Yale poet on the interaction between faith and poetry
On this week’s podcast poet Christian Wiman describes the power of poetry to hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber. America‘s poetry editor Joe Hoover, S.J., joins to offer his perspective. In conversation with our editors, Wiman described how his ability to write poetry was affected by a period of illness. “It’s dangerous if you’re an artist and […]
Posted inFaith
Why you should have pity on the Roman Missal translators
Our purpose in speaking liturgically is to celebrate faithfully the Gospel that is the church’s sole reason for being.
Posted inFaith, The Word
God’s Perfect Instructions
Open my eyes, that I may consider the wonders of your law! (Ps 119:18)
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
The Letters
Religious education has been a babysitting service for far too long.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How would you rate your experience of parish-based religious education?
We received a wide range of responses to our request to America readers to rate their experiences of parish-based religious education. Some, like Maria Barrera of Brooklyn, N.Y., described religious education as a “wholesome” time for her children that positively affected how her family practiced the faith, thanks to the hard work of her parish […]