Why Ron Hansen will never read the Gospels the same.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, News
Mayan Catholics meet to celebrate ‘our uniqueness,’ says ministry leader
Members of the Mayan Catholic diaspora now living all across the United States came together at a conference in Cookeville, Tennessee to celebrate their native culture and Catholic spirituality.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
You cannot understand sin without understanding time
In time, we respond or fail to respond to God’s dreams for us.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Why does U2 irk so many people? A look at their struggle for pop hits and social justice
Is it possible to seek total global pop domination and to remain somehow soulful, sane and socially righteous?
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
What makes a good ghost story? A conversation with director David Lowery
‘The image of a bedsheet ghost standing all alone in an empty house was something I was obsessed with.’
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Harry Potter still captivates fans, cultivating theological conversations
Fr. William Rieser, S.J., chair of the religious studies department at Holy Cross, makes the connection of the Harry Potter books to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter? America readers tell us how they prepared for marriage
“Marriage preparation is a fantastic opportunity for evangelization, catechesis and pastoral care—our diocese dropped the ball on this opportunity.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
It is time to get past the snobbery against pastoral theologians
Pastoral theologians are attentive to the actual experience of believers trying to live their Christian lives.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
On Google, we become like gods—and act like animals
We were made for more than the manipulation of words and images.
Posted inFaith, Features
How Catholic health care is fighting against the campaign for physician-assisted suicide
As technology allows bodies to live longer than ever before, palliative care could playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life decisions.