Father Kabat, who called himself “a fool for Christ,” spent more than 17 of his 88 years in prison for his activism against the U.S. nuclear weapons program. He died on Aug. 4.

A violent assault on a famous author revives an ugly history: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

America's editors shy away from endorsing political candidates—but J.F.K. proved a hard case, both during his life and in the decades since.

The Rev. Andrew Greeley had an enormous impact on the American Catholic Church—including through his many contributions to this magazine.

A very sunburned literary editor looks back on some Catholic Book Club columns of yore.

John Kennedy Toole's only novel was published after his death—but quickly became a classic of American comic fiction.