Charles “Dismas” Clark, S.J., made caring for prisoners his life’s work—a ministry memorialized in 1961’s “The Hoodlum Priest.”
Stephen Werner
Stephen Werner has taught as an adjunct instructor in religion and philosophy for 28 years in St. Louis. He is the author of 'Prophet of the Christian Social Manifesto: Joseph Caspar Husslein, S.J.' and 'Daniel A. Lord, S.J., The Restless Flame: Thinking Big in a Parochial World.'
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Sixty years later, ‘Black Like Me’ is still relevant for the Catholic Church
Sixty years after the publication of ‘Black Like Me,’ John Howard Griffin’s book can still be part of much-needed discussions of race for many white Americans who remain unaware of racism’s ongoing effects.
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‘The Birth of a Nation’ sparked decades of racial violence. This Jesuit understood its unholy power.
Daniel Lord, S.J., saw the movie as an ominous portent of how a powerful new medium could be used for the wrong ends.
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The tragedy of Joyce Kilmer, the Catholic poet killed in World War I
The celebrated writer is best known for his 1913 poem “Trees.”