I recently posted this question on Facebook: “What is one reason you like the Easter season?” I received multiple responses, which I combined with my own into these 10 reasons. There are many new members of our Catholic faith. It is...

Grace Urbanski from the Apostleship of Prayer shares three ideas for praying in silence, especially with children: Timed prayer Secret good deeds ListeningIf you’re receiving this via e-mail, click through to watch the video Praying in Silence.

Laura Kelly Fanucci notices God in the seasons: I find that God speaks differently as the seasons turn. Whether in whispers or in silence, in laughter or in wind, God’s voice is amplified by the world outside and echoed in...

On this Earth Day, we take a look at an Ecological Examen by Greg Kennedy, SJ. Some of the facts are specific to Canada, but the general idea of considering our levels of consumption and environmental neighborliness apply. Before modern...

Pope Francis has called for a Jubilee Year of Mercy to begin on December 8, 2015. In this video, he explains the reason for the declaration quite simply: “Here, then, is the reason for the Jubilee: because this is...

James Martin, SJ, invites you to go on a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land with America Magazine. Through daily videos posted on social media, travel to the holy sites from the comfort of your home or wherever you...

This imaginative prayer meditation is based on Acts 2:1–11, the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. After Jesus ascended to the Father, all of us who followed him decided to stay together. He told us to wait...

My grandfather used to call me his “little motor mouth” when I was a child. I think Jesus might call me that, too, even now. The problem is that when we spend so much time talking in any relationship,...

This Second Week of Easter we encounter Nicodemus in the Gospels—a man who is drawn to Jesus, but never fully steps across the threshold of faith. Nicodemus lives on the edge of faith. Parallel to Nicodemus in the Scriptures this...

If there’s a contrast to Lent, it’s Easter. If Lent is a time for holy sacrifice, Easter is a time for holy indulgence. I once heard someone use the term, “guiltless pleasure,” to refer to a pleasure that brings...