A reflection for Ash Wednesday from James Martin, S.J.

What do my prayers for Ukraine achieve? Is this about convincing God to intervene or softening my own heart so I can suffer with my Ukrainian brothers and sisters?

Not every word or phrase that pops into your head while you are praying is coming from God. But occasionally, we are free enough that God enters our consciousness with words or phrases that startle in their immediacy.

The pandemic is a terrible reality, but it is not hopeless. James Martin, S.J., offers a few tips drawn from Christian spirituality that have helped him avoid despair.

A hint from Father James Martin: Start with just 15 minutes a day.

“Reading authors like bell hooks taught me to be alert not only for instances of sexism and racism but for patterns of it,” writes Father James Martin.

Join Mikono Refugee Craft Shop and America Media this #GivingTuesday as we help craft hope for refugees.

A Reflection for the Sunday of the First Week of Advent from Father James Martin, S.J.

As with much of his pastoral approach overall, the pope’s outreach to L.G.B.T. people can be characterized by the word “accompaniment.”

From 1995: Mother Angelica, devout and well-inten­tioned as she may be, has some big problems.