James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and writer who serves as editor-at-large of America. Father Martin’s writing has appeared in Commonweal, U.S. Catholic, The Tablet, The New York Times, The Wall ...
An updated version of this article was published on Aug. 15, 2022. Read it here. Over a year of dealing with COVID-19 has left a lasting imprint on our daily lives. The pandemic disrupted usual work ...
Thomas Merton, the great twentieth-century American writer on spirituality, began his book New Seeds of Contemplation (1961, New Directions) with the suggestion that contemplation is, "The highest ...