Zac Davis

1 month 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.

2 months ago | 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.

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.

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.

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?