‘We don’t talk enough about people’s struggles with the rosary. What can we do to help them?’
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Features
Black Elk, the Lakota medicine man turned Catholic teacher, is promoted for sainthood
Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church’s role in erasing Lakota culture.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The older we get, the more we should want to grow
Lots of people get crusty as they age. Only the saints get slippery.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I knew miscarriages were sad—but nothing could prepare us for the experience.
I struggle with how to think of this little being whose life outside the womb was not to be.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Audrey Assad on doubt, social justice and mysticism—plus an exclusive album sneak peek
On this week’s jesuitical, we talk with Catholic rockstar, Audrey Assad.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What your kids get from Mass—even when they’re not listening
Everybody feels like they’re no good at least some of the time. Everybody feels, at some point, like no one is listening. But in Christ, everything good, true and beautiful is worth expressing, even if no one seems to hear.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Responding to sex abuse in faith contexts
Our guest this week is Kaya Oakes, author of The Nones are Alright: A New Generation of Believers, Seekers, and Those in Between and a contributing writer to America. Ms. Oakes wrote “Sex abuse happens across denominations. Here’s how one Protestant minister is helping people heal.” in the Oct. 2 issue of America. Ms. Oakes […]
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Looking for God while moving into a new house that doesn’t feel like home
You move into a new house, and of course, it’s a hell of a lot of work.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
If you are keeping score, it is not real love
The moment we begin to measure, we know nothing of love, know nothing of God.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A theology of trash: What I learned during my summer as a garbage man
There is only so much room—in our houses, in our hearts. At some point, we have got to let go.