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Who is George Tooker?

The name may not be familiar to America readers but Tooker is among the most important living American artists according to America editorial director Karen Sue Smith who reviews an exhibition of of his work here for America Connects George Tooker A Retrospective will be at the National Acade

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Final Prayer Vlog

Father Jim Martin offers some parting thoughts on prayer in this last installment of his multi-part series You can view all of Father Jim s videos and other video segments on America s new YouTube page And keep an eye on The Good Word for video reflections on Advent and Christmas from the e

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Advent Video Blog I

Tune in below to see James T Keane S J offer some introductory reflections on the Advent season Check back in the coming weeks as our editors offer more video commentary on Advent and Christmas right here on The Good Word Tim Reidy

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Dissecting ‘A Man for All Seasons’

For those of you who won t be able to see Frank Langella in the revival of A Man for All Seasons in New York here s the next best thing Fathers Jim Martin and Mike Tueth sit down with Emily Brennan of Columbia University to discuss the new production The panel discusses among other things

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Vlog VII: The Mass as Prayer

Father Jim Martin associate editor and author of My Life with the Saints reflects on how to make the Mass a more prayerful experience A note from Father Jim That quote from St Augustine s sermons which I unsuccessfully tried to remember is If you receive worthily you are what you have

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