How a tiny U.S. Post Office in Ossining, N.Y., became the site of a caper for the ages.
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
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Is the Vatican misleading donors? Peter’s Pence, explained.
What is Peter’s Pence and how is it used?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The faith that made Mr. Rogers a great evangelist
Asked in 1986 to describe himself, Fred Rogers listed off a long catalog of descriptors, including performer and television producer, but he concluded with “a husband and a father. And I am a minister.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
The real-life Philadelphia gangsters who inspired ‘The Irishman’
We love our movies about wiseguys. But what happens when you live and work down the street from them?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
How the Jesuits of ‘America’ heroically defended booze against Prohibition
While Prohibition’s popularity would wane by the end of the decade because of its unintended consequences, at the time of its ratification and implementation, it enjoyed a fair amount of popular support. Except in the pages of America.
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Explainer: When can someone be denied the Eucharist?
When is it permissible, acceptable or prudent to deny the Eucharist to someone?
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Explainer: Why the Eucharist is confusing for many Catholics (and survey researchers)
Do Catholics truly believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist? A recent survey says most don’t…but it’s complicated.
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Remembering Michael Buckley, S.J.
Theologian and Jesuit priest Michael Buckley, S.J., died last week in Los Gatos, Calif.
Posted inFaith, Features
What would a chapel on the moon look like? Catholics in the ’60s had some ideas.
The November 1967 issue of Liturgical Arts presented architectural drawings, conceptual essays and theological reflections on the topic “A Chapel on the Moon: 2000 A.D.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Catch-22’ Review: George Clooney adapts Joseph Heller’s darkly comic novel
It’s not easy to portray Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22’ on film, but a new miniseries didn’t miss the target.