The sad silliness of ‘The Five Year Engagement’
Jon M. Sweeney
Jon M. Sweeney is a frequent contributor to America and the author of many books including Francis of Assisi in His Own Words and, for children, The Pope’s Cat series, illustrated by Roy DeLeon.
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Faith in the Future
Tom Roberts of NCR chronicles the failure to carry out the changes prescribed by Vatican II.
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Confessions of a Teenage Mind: ‘Blue Like Jazz’ offers an evangelical coming of age story
‘Blue Like Jazz’ offers an evangelical coming of age story
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Master of Paradox
A new biography of G. K. Chesterton, controversialist and Catholic convert
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Into the Desert: Il Poverello in portraiture
According to his biographers, St. Francis was one of the most joyous of men, yet he is rarely pictured smiling.
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Confessions of a Dangerous Diva: Lady Gaga’s fascination with Christian imagery
Lady Gaga’s fascination with Christian imagery
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From Pages to Pixels: Will texts and tweets replace reading?
As we tweet and hyperlink, can we sustain the concentration required for real discovery?
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Kushner Meets Chesterton: Capitalism, communism and an Intelligent Guide
There is only secular religion in Tony Kushner’s new play, and yet religion it is.
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Alt-Honeymoon: Seeking the sacred in Prague
In Prague, many of the stops on the tourist trail left us dissatisfied, but we found what we needed.
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Friends of Noah: The Judaic roots of the blessing of animals
St. Francis and the Judaic roots of the blessing of animals