Our invasions of Afghanistan and Vietnam may have different beginnings, but their ends show that we are capable of repeating basic mistakes, writes Ryan Di Corpo.
Ryan Di Corpo
Ryan Di Corpo previously served as the managing editor of Outreach and was also a former Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Secret agents, campfires and octopi: this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary
The 2020 nominees for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature showcase a wide array of topics, from the injustices of incarceration to the blossoming friendship between a man and an octopus.
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‘News of the World’: Can Tom Hanks and a family-friendly Western heal our nation’s divide?
“News of the World” succeeds in marrying the classic action-adventure conventions of the American Western with a deeper, human story about the ties that bind us, even in the midst of persistent unrest.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When I lost my dad this year, Joe Biden taught me grieving is a lifelong process
I sought a roadmap for how to grieve, best practices for mourning the passing of loved ones. But still I have found no instruction manual on grief, no established set of rules.
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Review: A new documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. and the F.B.I.’s toxic relationship
The toxic relationship between the F.B.I. and Martin Luther King Jr. is the subject of the highly-anticipated documentary “MLK/FBI.”
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In ‘Boys State,’ politics is not child’s play
In a new award-winning documentary about Texas Boys State, democracy is fraught with conflict.
Posted inCulture, Faith
Remembering Regis Philbin: TV stalwart and Catholic school grad
An alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where his funeral service will be held, Philbin lived a life informed by his Catholic faith.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
San Quentin joins a growing list of U.S. prisons overwhelmed by coronavirus
George Williams, S.J., the Catholic chaplain at San Quentin, spoke with America about conditions inside the prison and what needs to be done to protect its especially at-risk inmates.
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Bryce Dallas Howard examines fatherhood in flux in ‘Dads’
Bryce Dallas Howard makes her directorial debut with the new documentary “Dads,” available from Apple TV+.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Homelessness a looming threat as states lift coronavirus eviction moratoriums
Tenants across the country may face eviction in August as courts reopen and protections created to respond to Covid-19 crisis are lifted.