James Hampton created a visionary work of art out of the detritus of everyday life—and no one knew about it until he died.
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The life and legacy of John LaFarge, a Jesuit pioneer for racial justice
John LaFarge, S.J., a longtime editor at America, was also one of the nation’s leading advocates for racial justice beginning in the 1920s.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Jordan Peterson and Jesuit Bernard Lonergan have different takes on a culture in decline. The church should listen to both.
Jordan Peterson has gained celebrity by offering strategies for coping with modernity. But his fellow Canadian, the Jesuit Bernard Lonergan, offered strategies that were more holistic in nature and incorporated the whole community.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The Pulitzer winner who predicted Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes 25 years ago
A quarter-century after its release, Steven Millhauser’s ‘Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer’ shines a harsh but revealing light on some of the 21st century’s most powerful forces and enigmatic personalities.
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Leonard Cohen’s Jewish and Christian imagery: ‘All that poetry was at my fingertips’
In this excerpt from her new book on Leondard Cohen, Marcia Pally examines his use of Jewish and Christian biblical images in the singer-swongwriter’s lyrics.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuit School Spotlight
Heisman winner Caleb Williams inspired by the mantra of his Jesuit education: ‘Men for others’
Whether one cheers for Caleb Williams on the field or cheers against him, it is clear that Jesuit education shaped the quarterback at least as much as he shaped Gonzaga High School’s football program.
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The secret to Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s power: ‘A thinking head and a feeling heart’
Archbishop Fulton Sheen used radio, television, books and more to evangelize for decades—including some spicy articles for America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
America magazine’s Foley Poetry contest now open for submissions
If you would like a chance to join the list of new and veteran writers we have published throughout our history, please send in a poem!
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The Feast of the Epiphany: Northern California
The dove calls in a voice softer
Than the kiss of holy water
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French playwright Moliere’s fraught relationship with the Catholic Church: A fresh look on his 400th birthday
Molière faced opposition from church figures during his life over his controversial works. Four centuries after his birth, what religious themes and tensions can be found in his plays?