It is the perfect time to sink into the couch and run through the most hopeful show on television: “Ted Lasso.”
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God is not a man (or a woman)
The mystery of the Triune God goes beyond the confines of sex or gender.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: Self-care is an art. Tracy G can teach you how to master it.
One year into a global pandemic that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and disrupted the routines and relationships of millions more, we would all do well to take a moment to take stock of where we are—mentally, physically, spiritually. Tracy G is here to help you do just that.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Want a better prayer life this Lent? Start by being honest with God about everything. (Yes, everything.)
Honesty means sharing things you might consider inappropriate for conversation with God.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Farewell Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the non-conforming Catholic poet who inspired Bob Dylan and Thomas Merton
The death of cultural icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti on Monday reminds us of the many artists and writers he influenced and was influenced by—including Thomas Merton.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why Catholics are so obsessed with Jesus’ death and suffering: A meditation
Life is just a very terrible thing at times, and Christ knew it and we know it and the church seems to know it. The church is something that deals, quite unflinchingly, in reality.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: Richard Rohr on Pope Francis, original sin and giving up nothing for Lent
A conversation with author and spiritual master Father Richard Rohr from the Jesuitical podcast
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Searching for Beauty—and God—in the Age of Instagram
At the same time I haven’t been recognizing beauty every time it is before me, I also haven’t been recognizing God. What if those disconnects are related?
Posted inFaith
Lent 2021: What America’s editors are giving up (or taking on) this year
After a year in which we have already given up so much, one could be forgiven for asking: Do we really need to give up chocolate, too?
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Coming soon: Lent reflections from America’s editors and writers
You’re not alone this Lent.