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Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
At left: the Marshall Steam Station coal power plant, near Mooresville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
In issuing “Laudato Si’,” nine years ago, Pope Francis made climate change a central issue in the church’s social teaching. Are we still paying attention?
FaithOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
There is a profound grace in submitting ourselves to a rhythm of time that we do not control.
FaithScripture Reflections
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Whatever the court decides, Mr. Trump’s brazen refusal to accept the will of the voters or constitutional limits on presidential power still needs to be confronted and rejected.
FaithScripture Reflections
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
At the beginning of a new year, and a new moment in America Media’s mission, it is good to be reminded that we have been entrusted with a hope bigger than our own plans.
FaithScripture Reflections
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for Thanksgiving Day, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Bishops file into St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2023, for a Mass marking the conclusion of the first session of the Synod on Synodality. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
There is something to learn from the fact that discussion at the synod on the most difficult topics was neither rushed to a conclusion nor closed absolutely.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, leaves the floor of the U.S. House floor after being ousted as speaker on Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
There is a deeper problem than the chaos in the U.S. House: the question of what a government is for, and how it is to function beyond matters that a bare majority can vote through.