Reading for fun: introducing our Spring Books 2019 issue

by James T. Keane April 26, 2019

Books for every kind of reader are featured in our Spring Books special literary issue.

Arts & Culture, Books

What’s new with the Catholic Book Club?

by James T. Keane April 26, 2019

In late fall we discussed Kate Bowler’s poignant memoir about being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. We followed that with one of three recent volumes of the collected short stories of Andre Dubus.

Arts & Culture, Books

Revisiting the ‘Boys’ Life’ books of sports stories

by James T. Keane April 10, 2019

Looking back on sports stories designed to educate a certain class of white American male into the virtues of postwar civic culture.

Arts & Culture, Books

110 years of America book reviews

by James T. Keane April 5, 2019

America has published thousands of book reviews over 110 years…and some of them were more spot-on than others…

Faith, Of Many Things

When Father Malone is away, guest columnist James T. Keane will play ball.

by James T. Keane March 8, 2019August 1, 2025

Matt Malone, S.J., is traveling abroad. But I also suspect he let me be the pinch-hitter for this column in America’s special sports issue out of pity.

Explainer, Faith

Explainer: Will Pope Francis allow married priests?

by James T. Keane January 29, 2019

What exactly is Pope Francis suggesting?

Explainer, Faith

If a priest is ‘credibly accused’ of sexual abuse, what does that mean? Depends whom you ask.

by James T. Keane December 20, 2018

The terms used to describe and classify alleged sexual abuse are not standardized across dioceses and religious orders. Should they be?

Faith, News

Illinois attorney general says local clergy abusers number far more than church officials revealed

by James T. Keane December 19, 2018

While church officials have publicly identified 185 clergy members in Illinois as having been “credibly” accused of child sexual abuse, the Illinois attorney general’s office states that it found allegations of abuse by at least 500 more.