Opportunities for authentic encounter were much needed in this parish of separate communities.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Kacey Musgraves’s new album ‘Deeper Well’ might be her most spiritual work yet
Kacey Musgraves’s new album is not worship music, but rather songs about theological concepts for a secular audience.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
The timeless Celtic spirituality of John O’Donohue, poet and priest
John O’Donohue focuses on how paying attention to the outer landscape of our world cultivates the inner landscape of our soul.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Dorothy Day’s ‘Letter to an Agnostic’
From 1934: Servant of God Dorothy Day pens a letter to an agnostic friend on the supposed “morbidness” of religion.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How yoga helped me find God and peace with my aging body
I understand that yoga can be a controversial practice. But for many of us older people, it helps us pay attention to our bodies and our minds, to the way they can work together for our health and well-being.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Go on retreat with Pope Francis this Lent
Austen Ivereigh joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss his latest book, First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Prayer, fasting and…working out? What is Exodus 90?
Professor Terence Sweeney joins Jesuitical to talk about Exodus 90—why people love it, what it leaves out and what Catholics who don’t participate can learn from it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
André 3000’s ‘New Blue Sun’ is a spiritual jazz masterpiece
André 3000’s new album and accompanying tour, “New Blue Sun,” highlights the spiritual restlessness of an artist who has achieved everything, but is still searching for meaning by looking towards the heavens.
Posted inFaith
Introducing ‘The Word’ Scripture reflections app
With ‘The Word’ app, America readers can enrich their spiritual lives with a deeper engagement with Scripture through daily reflections from America staff and select guest voices.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What I’ve learned about life—and death—by distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday
There’s something distinctive about the physical and spiritual intimacy of distributing ashes.