This year’s World Series features two of baseball’s most iconic franchises, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. That’s only one of many interesting storylines.
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
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The synod is discussing the teaching authority of bishops’ conferences. It’s not a new debate.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, didn’t think much of bishops’ conferences. Among those who disagreed with the cardinal was Francis A. Sullivan, S.J.
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Avery Dulles, a giant of American Catholic theology
Avery Dulles was widely respected across the Catholic theological spectrum for his scholarly acumen and even-handed, measured approach to complex doctrinal questions.
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Don’t sleep on the outsider
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane
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Gratitude, sorrow, suffering and mercy: R.I.P. Greg Hillis
Greg Hillis, who died on the morning of Oct. 8, leaves behind a large and diverse community of family and friends all over the world. For so many of us, he was a true friend in the Lord.
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Remembering Kris Kristofferson, outlaw and pilgrim
Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar, a literary wunderkind and the lyricist behind many songs made famous by more prominent voices. Kristofferson was also—hear me out on this—a man for whom religious faith was an important part of his life.
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‘There’s no such thing as a bad boy’: Father Flanagan and Boys Town
For over a century, Boys Town has been serving at-risk youths, inspired by the founding vision of the Rev. Edward J. Flanagan.
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Thomas Pynchon, famous novelist…and theologian?
Thomas Pynchon is best-known as the reclusive author of some of our most famous postmodern novels. But is he also a discerning judge of our spiritual health?
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John Fante: the almost-forgotten scribe of Los Angeles
John Fante’s fiction depicted Los Angeles through a penetrating, panoramic gaze—and anticipated the rise of the Beats in American literature.
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Vatican II—and its media coverage—has a lesson for today’s synod: Don’t expect immediate results
A look back at the Second Vatican Council through the coverage offered by America and Commonweal offers two lessons: First, we should not expect the journey of the church after the Synod on Synodality to be smooth sailing. Second, the church is very much capable of getting through such turmoil, and emerging stronger from it.