Voices
Laura Oldfather was an editorial intern with America Media in 2023. She studies Theology and Journalism at Fordham University.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
The problem is not that TikTok users feel disappointed about the potential loss of an entertaining social platform; it is that many young people see a ban on TikTok as the end of, or at least a major disruption to, their social life.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Laura Oldfather
FaithFaith in Focus
When is the first time you pray during the day? For me, if it’s not when I wake up in the morning, it is at the beginning of my workday, with all my coworkers.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Laura Oldfather
Arts & CultureFilm
Greta Gerwig has made a movie as layered and paradoxical as the reputation of Barbie itself.
Arts & CultureNews Analysis
We as audiences might not have the power to shape the actions of those we admire. But we do have the capacity to demand more from their attempts to address their shortcomings publicly.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Benedict, by Laura Oldfather
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Laura Oldfather
Politics & SocietyInterviews
Joan Rosenhauer, the executive director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, discusses J.R.S.’s mission of “accompanying, serving and advocating” for refugees and forcibly displaced peoples.