a goblet neither full nor empty, off balance there, like Humpty Dumpty

James Earl Jones, who died this week, was a prominent figure on stage and screen. He also possessed a voice—and a presence—that has become iconic in American culture.

Paul Horgan was a favorite of critics for his fiction and non-fiction alike during his long life—but his work deserves greater appreciation today.

When novelist/historian Paul Horgan was honored with America Media's Campion Award in 1957, he reflected on the process of creative writing—something the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize knew a thing or two about.

We often don’t recognize our influences until much later. It’s the things we’re closest to that we have the most trouble seeing clearly.

The Vatican Curia is a mystery, but it need not be a shadowy mystery. Anthony Ekpo's 'The Roman Curia: History, Theology and Organization' contributes greatly to our understanding of the structures and organization of the Curia.