A red ladybug crawls up the white petal of a daisy.

Faith, Faith in Focus

We don’t need to ask God for signs—they’re already all around us

by Eric Clayton April 1, 2022

God is in all things. But in moments of pain and tragedy, we want that extra wink, that hand of comfort.

Pope Francis meets young people from Ukraine during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican March 30, 2022.

Faith, Speeches

Pope Francis: The best gift of old age is spiritual sensitivity

by Pope Francis March 30, 2022

Even though old age can weaken the body, Pope Francis said, it can also sharpen a person’s connection to God.

Faith, Podcasts

Nukes, contemplation and vocation: An introduction to Thomas Merton for young Catholics

by Jesuitical March 25, 2022

This week on “Jesuitical,” we ask author Greg Hillis why some question Thomas Merton’s Catholicity, what we should make of the monk’s brief affair with a nurse—and why his writing is still relevant today.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Is it time for an 11th commandment?

by Jim McDermott March 24, 2022

There’s a problem with the Ten Commandments: You can follow them and still be a pretty terrible person.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Can you really hate the sin and love the sinner?

by James Martin, S.J. March 14, 2022

The problem with this seemingly compassionate dictum is that today it is applied almost exclusively to one group: L.G.B.T.Q. people.

Faith

Lent 2022: Spiritual reflections, prayer resources and more

by America Staff March 2, 2022

Reflections on Scripture, prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Arts & Culture, Ideas

Amy Winehouse and the spirituality of a restless heart

by Stephen G. Adubato February 18, 2022

The singer’s pain was rooted in a keen awareness of her heart’s yearning for love and meaning.

Features, Politics & Society

Urban planning can facilitate friendship — and the Catholic Church can help

by Eve Tushnet February 17, 2022

We need a new image of what it means to be a good neighbor.

Faith, Features

5 years ago we started a podcast for young Catholics. What we learned about politics, prayer and the church surprised us.

by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis February 16, 2022

To mark Jesuitical’s five-year anniversary, we are looking back on what we have learned from our guests—Catholics and non-Catholics alike—about navigating the modern world as people of faith.