Some of us still hope that the 2016 election will not be remembered in history as a scandal.
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., was the literary editor of America and the author of six books, including Dante to Dead Man Walking: One Reader’s Journey through the Christian Classics and American Journey of Eric Sevareid.
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In ‘The Innocents,’ violence and motherhood transform a Polish convent
The sisters struggle to understand anew their own bodies as one after the other they give birth.
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A city that stays with you: our literary editor reports from St. Petersburg
The history of Russia is one of overlapping histories and identifies.
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Meeting Vladimir Lenin in the new Moscow: a report from our literary editor abroad
In just a few days I have developed a deeper understanding of these millions of people whom we thought we knew.
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Dying for one’s country, at home and abroad
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are still being fought in our own neighborhoods.
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Dan Berrigan and his friends
What united us was a shared vision of a world we felt was losing its soul and were determined to save.
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From Mexico, a horrifying tale of health insurance
“A Monster with a Thousand Heads” is a fast moving account of a woman determined to save a life.
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America’s literary editor remembers John Breslin, S.J.
John Breslin, S.J., was literary editor of ‘America’ from 1973-1978.
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How to save a damaged youth
‘Standing Tall’ is the story of a fatherless, emotionally starved young troublemaker.
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How not to beat Trump: with vulgarity
I consider myself as strongly anti-Trump, but some of the cheering at a recent protest turned me off.