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Sam Sawyer, S.J., Editor in Chief
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
@SSawyerSJ
Articles by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Politics & SocietyFeatures
Catholicism, authentic communion and the way out of our polarization trap
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
What is the way out of polarization? And why does that question—along with the now-commonplace observation that society suffers from deepening divisions about everything from gun control to abortion to public funding for religious schools—seem so exhausting?
FaithScripture Reflections
Ash Wednesday reminds us that grief is necessary—and healing
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for Ash Wednesday, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithOf Many Things
What a ministry for people with disabilities taught me about the problem of evil—and God’s response to it
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
FaithScripture Reflections
50 years after Roe v. Wade, let’s remember that mercy is God’s mission
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithOf Many Things
Pope Benedict and Pope Francis wanted to change the same thing: all of us.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
What unites Benedict and Francis is their common fidelity to God calling us to conversion.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the floor after the House adjourned until later in the evening as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
The U.S. already has a third party: anti-McCarthy Republicans. And they’re playing chicken with our government.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
In a sense, what we have is a three-party House in which the (non-)functional majority lacks a coalition agreement.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christmas can be a crowded time. Let’s try to welcome that abundance.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for the Nativity of the Lord, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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FaithOf Many Things
What meeting Pope Francis taught me about pastoral care
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Pastoralidad is not a normal word in Spanish any more than pastorality is in English. Yet as soon as you hear it, you know what it means, or at least you think you do.
FaithScripture Reflections
Father Sam Sawyer on his first day as editor in chief and the feast of our patron, St. Edmund Campion
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Edmund Campion, S.J., patron of America Media, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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FaithScripture Reflections
Let us place our trust in God who sees our potential
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
We all are at risk and none of us is guaranteed the easy road, so repent and be transformed, Jesus tells us, to meet God as a companion rather than imagining him as a tyrant.