Voices
Keara Hanlon is an O'Hare Fellow at America. She is a graduate of Boston College, where she majored in Communication and minored in Marketing and American Studies.
FaithLast Take
So it’s time for you to graduate. Four young America editors and one Star Wars nerd have some advice for you.
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for the Thursday of Holy Week, by Keara Hanlon
Arts & CultureIdeas
If we become numb to the suffering of others, even the Kims and Kanyes of the world who may seem beyond our sympathetic reach, we may also be numbing ourselves to the suffering of people in our own lives.
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for the Friday of the Second Week of Lent, by Keara Hanlon.
Arts & CultureMusic
If you’re anything like me, Pope Francis’ recent visit to a record shop in Rome probably has you wondering: What might the vicar of Christ’s Spotify playlist look like?
FaithAdvent Reflections
A Reflection for the Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Arts & CultureMusic
No matter how far he has risen in fame, Ed Sheeran has stayed true to himself.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Red light, green light, 123: Two of America’s writers consider the Netflix juggernaut.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Creators Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo deliver a show with impressive emotional range that achieves an honest portrayal of the hardships that many Indigenous communities face.
FaithFaith in Focus
I live with chronic pain, and often it seems like no one really understands what this means. Having chronic pain, especially as a young person, can often feel lonely and isolating.