Twitter users swapped “pope memes” last week using digitally altered images of Pope Francis celebrating the Eucharist. Was it harmless fun or sacrilege?
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Charlie Kaufman at his most surreal
Charlie Kaufman’s debut novel is not for the faint of heart. But it rewards the effort to read through a story about self-perception and the internal monologues that rattle through all of our heads.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Is it ethical for Catholics to get a vaccine derived from abortions?
Catholic moral theology can offer some answers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The Catholic Book Club explores two literary classics
Over the summer the Catholic Book Club read John Kennedy Toole’s darkly comic novel, ‘A Confederacy of Dunces,’ and this fall we are finishing up our discussion of John Howard Griffin’s ‘Black Like Me.’
Posted inArts & Culture, Of Many Things
Books beyond imagining: an introduction to America’s 2020 Fall literary issue
Twice a year, America publishes special literary issues devoted in their entirety to the world of literature. In Fall Books 2020, a variety of authors and genres are explored, from fiction to poetry to biography and more.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Yes, Catholics can vote for Democrats. (They can vote for Republicans, too!)
Are the 40 million U.S. Catholics who are registered Democrats facing the fires of hell? Not according to canon law or the U.S. bishops.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Can a priest or a member of a religious order publicly endorse a political candidate?
Should Catholic priests or members of religious orders be endorsing political candidates? If it is allowed, is it prudent?
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: If Donald Trump wins, what does that mean for abortion policies?
If President Donald J. Trump wins a second term in November, what will it mean for abortion policy in the United States?
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: If Joe Biden wins, what does that mean for abortion policies?
What would a Biden/Harris presidential win mean for abortion politics in the United States?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Archbishop Viganò is aligning with Trump to stay in the spotlight. Pay him no attention.
Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.