This week’s guest is Rev. Brendan Busse, S.J. Fr. Busse is associate pastor of Dolores Mission in Los Angeles and a contributing writer for America. We spoke to him about his most recent article, “The urgent, lonely, relevant, humbling, joyful, experience of being a newly ordained priest.” Fr. Busse, who wanted to be an architect […]
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In California, a former Vietnamese refugee becomes a bishop
Bishop Nguyen was forced to flee his native country as a seminarian, spending 18 days at sea without food or water.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Las Posadas: a Mexican tradition keeps Christ (and Mary and Joseph) in Christmas
Las Posadas, “the inns,” is a reenactment of the Holy Family’s search for lodging in Bethlehem before the birth of Christ.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: Pope Francis needs to restore trust in response to sex abuse crisis
While Cardinal Law’s funeral is held at St. Peter’s, the church is still waiting for the formal renewal of the pope’s sex abuse commission. More transparency is needed to build trust in the church’s commitment to reform.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
How Cardinal Law’s death could retraumatize survivors
For those who were sexually abused by priests, the news of Cardinal Bernard Law’s death evoked an avalanche of emotions.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops ask Trump to reconsider GOP tax plan as it heads to White House
“We ask that [the president] take into account the full consequences of its provisions and work with Congress to remedy them before signing a tax bill into law.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Bernard Law, the face of the church’s failure on child sexual abuse, dies at 86
As a younger man Law was hailed for his courageous positions on desegregation and civil rights, but his legacy is marred by the sexual abuse crisis.
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This Dreamer wants to bring youth ministry to her parish. But without DACA, her future is uncertain.
Despite the looming threat of deportation, Mirna continues to look ahead.
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Knights of Columbus pledge $1.4 million to churches damaged by hurricanes
The Knights of Columbus also has earmarked money for upcoming church repair efforts in Puerto Rico.
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A look at America’s most popular stories of 2017
Merry Christmas, listeners! This week we are joined by Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, for our last episode of 2017 to discuss some of the top stories on America’s website—which he also happened to write! Our top three news stories were: Pope Francis says give to the homeless, don’t worry about how they spend […]