In sharp contrast to Rod Dreher, Julian Carrón does not think Christians should disown contemporary society as a new “Dark Age.”
Books
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A time of powerlessness and rage
J.J. Carney reviews “Age of Anger: A History of the Present” by Pankaj Mishra.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Darwin’s evolution revolution
Thomas Murphy, S.J. reviews “The Book that Changed America: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation” by Randall Fuller.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A Suicide and Other Deaths
Diane Scharper reviews “There Your Heart Lies” by Mary Gordon.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A Jesuit perspective on Harry Potter
Religious studies professor William Reiser, S.J., reflects on his use of Harry Potter in the classroom.
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Trump isn’t Voldemort, and other lessons from Harry Potter on its 20th anniversary
Harry Potter may be the perfect series to speak to this moment in time. But we need to do more than use it as a way to identify like-minded readers. We need to use the texts to create like-hearted brothers and sisters.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Are there lessons to be learned from Bernie Madoff in the Trump era?
Diana Henriques wrote the book on Madoff. She says Donald Trump is no con man.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The little-known story behind Father Walter Ciszek’s ‘With God in Russia’
To this day I have no idea why the editor of ‘America’ asked me, the youngest and newest member of the staff, to write the story.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Reason does not reveal the Trinity. The Trinity reveals itself to us.
You can’t define the Trinity—but you are still meant to share it.
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Brian Doyle once wrote, ‘stories are prayers.’ He has left us with many.
For much longer than a moment, let us consider the revered Catholic writer’s literary generosity.