Today, in an attempt to shore-up his support among Roman Catholics, Donald Trump visited the John Paul II National Shrine in Washington D.C. America magazine has it covered here. Here is Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory: I find it baffling and […]
America Magazine
Is David Brooks the Last American Whig?
No newspaper, magazine, or website is credible these days until it publishes a “David Brooks spiritual pilgrimage” article. 🙂 Most of these pieces are reviews of his latest book The Second Mountain. Check out examples of this genre at The […]
Trump and “Expressive Individualism”
Some good analysis here by Ronald E. Osborn: In a 2011 article in First Things, the Eastern Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart pondered why so many literary depictions of the devil present him as attractive, witty, stylish and debonair. If there […]
*America* Magazine: The Catholic Church “Should Be Ashamed” by the McCarrick Case
Last month we reported on Pope Francis’s decision to remove Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from public ministry following allegations that he sexually abused a teenager nearly fifty years ago. The Jesuit America magazine has now published a statement about the McCarrick case. Here […]
What Happens if *Roe v. Wade* is Overturned?
When Trump appoints a pro-life Supreme Court justice on Monday, and that justice is confirmed, there is a chance that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. What would that mean for abortion rights in America? How is the pro-life movement thinking about […]
The Faith of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled off a major upset in yesterday’s Democratic primary race in New York’s 14th District. She defeated Joe Crowley, the 10-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives who many believed would be the heir-apparent to Nancy Pelosi […]
America Magazine: The Future of the Pro-Life Movement Must Be Bipartisan
The editors of the Jesuit magazine America argue that the pro-life movement “should prioritize expanding its reach across party lines.” Agreed. Here is a taste of the editorial: The most effective tactical response the Democrats could adopt in the face of Republicans using […]
*America* Magazine Interviews Franklin Graham
America is a Jesuit magazine. Politically, I think it is fair to say that it leans slightly to the left. Of course those in charge of the magazine would probably say that it is simply trying to be faithfully Catholic […]