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Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
FaithOf Many Things
We should approach Pope Leo XIV looking not for his alignment with the set of questions we bring to him, but with trust that the Holy Spirit is at work.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
As I write, Mr. Trump is declaring that “nobody knows” what he is going to do about Iran. I fear that “nobody” includes him.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithConclave Diary
At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to do with each other.
FaithOf Many Things
The choice of method, more than any difference in underlying doctrine, is where Pope Francis departed most radically from his predecessors.
FaithConclave Diary
The attention of the church now turns decisively to the question of Francis’ successor and the preparations for the conclave that will elect him.
FaithOf Many Things
Editor in chief Sam Sawyer, S.J., reflects on praying with Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Octave of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithOf Many Things
The further we get from the needs and the lives of the poor, the easier it is to forget that we have duties to them at all.