Voices

Nicholas D. Sawicki is associate director of development for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and a frequent contributor to America.
Arts & CultureBooks
In his new memoir, John W. O'Malley reflects on a life of priestly ministry and teaching, and offers lessons on how to live a scholarly life.
Arts & CultureBooks
Mark Carney’s new book makes a succinct argument: We can either continue on the current path of what some argue is amoral wealth generation in a dehumanizing market society, or we can build new systems, grounded in common values, that encourage growth while stewarding resources for future generations.
FaithFaith
A priest from Buffalo, now a candidate for canonization, Father Baker spent 60 years caring for the orphaned, poor, sick and migrants.
Arts & CultureBooks
In 'The Last Brahmin,' Luke Nichter presents Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. as a man who, from cradle to grave, loved his family and his country, the ideals of both of which he tried to live up to his entire life.
Arts & CultureTelevision
“People’s lives are complicated every place you look, and just as complicated as your own life is,” says author and director James Fallows.
Arts & CultureArchitecture
The Rambusch company has been a leader in secular and liturgical design for nearly 125 years. We asked two generations of Rambusches how to renew a church without dividing a parish.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
If precedent is any indicator, whoever Biden names is likely to be a practicing Catholic who has either worked or volunteered with the Catholic Church — and who is an open supporter of the president.
FaithInterviews
Despite public tension between some bishops and Joe Biden, Melissa Rogers, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is confident the administration will be able to work closely with the bishops.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Maintaining the relationship between the United States and the Holy See is vital to advancing the interests of each government.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Joe Biden will deliver his inaugural address just two weeks after an ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy,’ says former White House speechwriter Terry Szuplat. We can expect a call for unity—and accountability.