Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherDecember 03, 2019Hint: Most of them are just ‘regular Catholics wanting to deepen their devotion.’
Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherNovember 25, 2019Every meal, every day can be an image of the Eucharist. Although we are required to work hard and do our best, it is not about us or our efforts.
Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherSeptember 19, 2019Non-scale spiritual victories come when we see ourselves clearly and holistically, when we pray without prodding because God is real and someone to talk to.
Politics & Society Short Take
Simcha FisherJuly 12, 2019Jeffrey Epstein is accused of buying and selling young girls, writes Simcha Fisher, and games over semantics (is it “pedophilia” or “ephebophilia”?) means we are not truly fighting for justice for his victims.
Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherJune 03, 2019Simcha Fisher: We are trying to persuade ourselves—and worse, to teach children—that life does not mean anything.
Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherMarch 12, 2019In the culture of the shout, the intimate heat of the crucible of suffering is replaced by the heat of the Klieg lights, which reveal without transforming.
Faith Faith in Focus
Simcha FisherDecember 15, 2018“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low.” Are you ready?
Politics & Society Opinion
Simcha FisherOctober 17, 2018Let’s begin to enlist both left and right in service of the vulnerable—using the ideological language they already accept.
Faith Features
Simcha FisherOctober 05, 2018The work of choosing and being a godparent can lead to hurt feelings, dashed expectations—and the occasional influx of unexpected grace.
Politics & Society News Analysis
Simcha FisherOctober 01, 2018A conversation between Simcha Fisher and Bill McGarvey, two columnists for America. They discuss the Kavanaugh hearing and more via email.