Diane Scharper reviews “There Your Heart Lies” by Mary Gordon.
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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.
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The uncertain future of parish life
T. Howland Sanks, S.J. reviews “Great Catholic Parishes,” “Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century,” “Parish Leadership,” and “Seminary Formation.”
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Telling Lives: The confusing business of biography
Jon Sweeney reviews “Lessons in Hope: My Life with John Paul II,” “Milosz: A Biography,” and “This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer.”
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Terry Eagleton: a man of many commitments
After over 40 books Eagleton’s work is still provocative, learned and captivating.