“Sweet Bean” is beautiful without being powerful, sentimental without being soupy.
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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The tragic voice of “Marguerite”
Rule number one is he cannot and will not tell his wife she cannot sing.
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Remembering history, not erasing it
Memorials to controversial historical figures should be used for history lessons.
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Stop Hazing Now
Undergraduate misbehavior is a ‘progressively worsening reality.’
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The pursuit for justice for students and faculty at Mount St. Mary’s University
Catholic universities must scrupulously follow the shared American university norms for faculty and student rights, particularly in times of controversy.
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From Chile, a story of priests in exile, trapped by guilt and sin
‘The Club’ is the story of spiritual darkness, clouded minds, of sunset in miserable lives, of violence and piety.
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‘Rabin: the Last Day’ chronicles the death of a peacemaker
“Rabin, The Last Day” is convinced that Israel has a conscience and forces it to face its sins.
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Is there a Jesuit who served more generously than Ed Glynn?
Edward Glynn, S.J., served as America’s Washington correspondent during the 1972 presidential election and the Watergate crisis.
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Sean Penn’s El Chapo interview fails journalism standards and the public
The interview was hardly more than an encounter that shed little light on an important story.