Sidney Poitier’s abilities as an actor were subtle, even spiritual. They were about soul. Not his. Ours.
Obituary
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Joan Didion’s legacy: A chronicler of modern life’s horrors and consolations
Joan Didion was capable both of conjuring up the horrors of modern life and of offering solace that there was still a point to it all.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
R.I.P. John Padberg, a Jesuit historian and a historian of Jesuits
John Padberg, S.J., the noted Jesuit historian, died on Christmas Day. He is remembered here by his longtime friend and colleague, John W. O’Malley, S.J.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A South African Jesuit remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The South African human rights campaigner and Anglican clergyman was known throughout the world for his human rights accomplishments. But above all, he was a committed priest and person of deep prayer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The deeply spiritual work of Anne Rice
Anne Rice’s lush fantasy fiction reflected the lifelong influences of religion and spirituality in her life.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Remembering Charles R. Morris, who wrote about everything (including America Magazine)
Charles R. Morris, who died on Dec. 13, was a prolific author with a broad range of interests and expertise. He also wrote a two-part history of America Media for our 100th anniversary.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
What bell hooks taught a celibate Catholic priest-in-training about racism and feminism
“Reading authors like bell hooks taught me to be alert not only for instances of sexism and racism but for patterns of it,” writes Father James Martin.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering Donald Cozzens, the priest who saw the sex abuse crisis coming—and worked to change the priesthood
Father Donald Cozzens was rightly recognized as a prophetic voice and an advocate for church reform throughout his life and priestly ministry.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Colin Powell was a warrior — with a healthy skepticism of war.
Colin Powell’s great misfortune was to serve as secretary of state among “the Vulcans,” the Republican policy-makers who subverted Mr. Powell’s more moderate initiatives.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Remembering Thomas Levergood, who brought serious Catholic thought back to the secular university
In founding the Lumen Christi Institute in 1997, Thomas Levergood created a model for engaging the secular disciplines with the Catholic intellectual tradition.