Faith

Remembering Michael Buckley, S.J.

by James T. Keane July 29, 2019

Theologian and Jesuit priest Michael Buckley, S.J., died last week in Los Gatos, Calif.

Faith, Features

What would a chapel on the moon look like? Catholics in the ’60s had some ideas.

by James T. Keane July 10, 2019

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.”

Arts & Culture, Film

‘Catch-22’ Review: George Clooney adapts Joseph Heller’s darkly comic novel

by James T. Keane May 31, 2019

It’s not easy to portray Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22’ on film, but a new miniseries didn’t miss the target.

Arts & Culture, Of Many Things

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.