A poet reflects in the 2019 George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize essay.

God’s descent into human life charges our pain with meaning and gives it a transformative power that would otherwise certainly elude us.

Members of the Society of Jesus have been among the relatively few Catholic Christians with a discerning appreciation for Freud.

Hint: It’s not a toy.

America asked its readers to send us a photo and description of their Nativity set and tell us what makes it special.