Zac Davis

New York

Associate Editor at America Magazine

Associate Editor and Sr. Director of Digital @americamag, cohost of @jesuiticalshow. @LoyolaChicago alum.

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From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy?

1 month ago | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Cardinals from around the world line up in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel March 12, 2013, to take their oaths at the beginning of the conclave that would elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Pope Francis, who died April 21, 2025.
Dear Pope Francis, it’s time for a new feast: St. Joseph the migrant

2 months ago | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsPrayer candles bearing the names of migrants burn during the group Human Rights' annual Day of the Dead procession and vigil in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2023, to honor migrants who did not survive their journey across the Sonoran Desert. (OSV News photo/Rebecca Noble, Reuters)A Reflection for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin MaryFind today’s readings here. They are coming to kill your child. Panic. Terror. Confusion.
‘Do you see anything?’ Learning how to see and love distinctly

Feb 14, 2025 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary TimePutting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on the man and asked,“Do you see anything?”Looking up the man replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.”Then he laid hands on the man’s eyes a second time and he saw clearly;his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly. (Mk 8:23-25)You can find today’s readings here.
What the head of the Jesuit Refugee Service USA hopes for the Trump administration

Jan 22, 2025 | americamagazine.org | Ashley McKinless |Zac Davis

Ahead of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless spoke with Kelly Ryan, the president of Jesuit Refugee Service USA, about her 30 years of experience working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants for the “Jesuitical” podcast. The following excerpt from their conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Zac Davis: Maybe we could just start by taking a look at regular immigration, refugees and people seeking asylum.
Jesus had a family tree. Do you know yours?

Dec 16, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsPhoto by Rod Long on Unsplash. Jesus had a family tree. Do you know yours? A reflection for the Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent. “Zadok became the father of Achim,Achim the father of Eliud,Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan,Matthan the father of Jacob,Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ” (Mt 1:14-17). Find today’s readings here.
Just follow the rules.

Nov 13, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time“I ask you,not as though I were writing a new commandmentbut the one we have had from the beginning:let us love one another. For this is love, that we walk according to his commandments;this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning,in which you should walk.” (2 Jn 5-9)Find today’s readings here. Do you have a rebel heart? If someone asks you to jump, do you ask “how high?” Or do you start looking for an escape hatch?
Holiness is a daily habit

Oct 15, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeFind today’s readings here. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, generosity,faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Gal 5: 22-23). Holiness is a concept that’s easy to put on a pedestal of abstraction. Something you can’t quite put your finger on it, but you know a holy person when you see one.
Synod Diary: Can the synod stay on topic?

Oct 10, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

When the Catholic Church asked the entire world to contribute its thoughts and experiences for the Synod on Synodality, it was inevitably going to be messy. If you ask 100 people what they love about being Catholic or what they struggle with, you’re likely to get 100 different answers. If you ask one billion people from every corner of the globe, well…The attempts to synthesize all of the contributions of the people of God up to this point have actually been quite impressive.
‘The Last Supper’ Olympics controversy and the temptation of outrage

Jul 29, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsFloriane Issert, a Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, rides on a horse while leading volunteers carrying flags of Olympic teams on the Iena Bridge in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.
An easy yoke or a heavy cross: Which one is Jesus offering us?

Jul 12, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeFind today’s readings here. “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,for I am meek and humble of heart;and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Mt 11:29-30)Does your relationship with God feel like it gives you rest? And what does that rest feel like? A bubble bath? Crawling under the covers after a long day? That gulp of water after finishing a run?