Olga Segura
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New York, United States
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Theologians affirm 'Black Theology Matters' at symposium
Theologians, scholars and clergy gathered for the 2021 Black Catholic Theological Symposium at the University of Notre Dame Oct. 7-9 in South ... → Read More
On Kanye West, contemplative prayer and loving complicated men
One early morning during my sophomore or junior year of college, I waited for the 5 Train into Manhattan. I listened to Kanye West's "I Wonder... → Read More
Amy Coney Barrett Represents the Catholic Church’s Most Racist Impulses
Like other American institutions, the Catholic Church has been shaped by white supremacy. → Read More
'It's Just Not the Same': Sacraments in the Age of Zoom Church
Catholics wrestle with COVID-19 recommendations given by pope and bishops. → Read More
How the church can recognize the legacy of slavery and move toward reconciliation
The U.S. Catholic Church still has work to do toward racial reconciliation, writes America associate editor Olga Segura, and this summer’s 1619 Project in The New York Times provides a template worth considering. → Read More
Review: A new novel offers a look into the lives of Dominican immigrants
"Dominicana" tells the story of 15-year-old Ana Canción. → Read More
A new puppet film tells the story of Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria
“Yo Soy Taino” offers a brief and necessary look into the complicated history between the United States and Puerto Rico. → Read More
Georgetown students voted to pay for reparations. On Juneteenth, the debate comes to Congress
In Washington on June 19, House members held the first congressional hearing in more than a decade on reparations, spotlighting the debate over whether the United States should consider compensation for the descendants of slaves in the United States. → Read More
What a gay, Catholic man is doing to help the L.G.B.T. community
This week, we interview Pat Gothman, one of the co-founders of the online queer Catholic community, Vine & Fig. → Read More
A beginner’s guide to spiritual direction
This week, we give you a behind-the-scenes look into our spiritual formation with Father Eric Sundrup. → Read More
Kate Bowler on faith, cancer and the prosperity gospel
This week, we talk with the author of the New York Times bestseller "Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)," Kate Bowler. → Read More
A love letter to “Desus & Mero” from a fellow Bronxite
Along with changing how society defines what it means to be funny in 2019, the Bodega Boys have given me—and audiences outside of New York City—an opportunity to see the streets, communities, culture we know reflected in popular culture. → Read More
Meet Mireille Twayigira: Rwandan refugee, doctor, education advocate
This week, we talk with Mireille Twayigira, a Jesuit Refugee Service Education Advocate. → Read More
These diverse films won’t win an Oscar—but here’s why you still need to see them
As we head into Oscars season, here are 10 of the best and most diverse films that did not get nominated for an Oscar but still merit watching. → Read More
What Black Lives Matter can teach Catholics about racial justice
The Black Lives Matter movement has grown to become the first major racial justice movement in the United States since the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s. → Read More
Why the writer Richard Rodriguez refuses to be put into a box
Part of Richard Rodriguez's charm is his refusal to play to people’s expectations of who he should be. → Read More
Thinking about your death will make you a better Catholic
This week, we talk with Sister Theresa Aletheia, the founder of the Memento Mori Project. → Read More
The ghosts aren’t the most terrifying part of “The Haunting of Hill House”
No member of the Crain family is the same after their summer at the home. → Read More
How Catholics influence U.S. politics
This week, we talk with Steven P. Millies about the role of U.S. Catholics in politics. → Read More
Christians have been in Iraq for thousands of years. They might all be gone soon.
Kevin Clarke tells us about his reporting from Iraq. → Read More