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.

A Reflection for Thanksgiving Day, by 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.

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.

Sam Sawyer, S.J., returns from his tertianship in South Africa to his role as editor in chief.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

Spending three months away is not a usual move for someone recently installed as editor in chief of a magazine and media ministry. Please be assured that I will continue to accompany you in prayer in tertianship.

From the very beginning, the church reaches decisions that are complicated, human, messy, often ad hoc—this is what the Holy Spirit protecting and guiding the church looks like.

America’s multi-platform media ministry ensures that the widest group possible can benefit from journalism that tells the stories of faith in action.

You need not worry that I will be outsourcing “Of Many Things” columns to our robot overlords in the future.