Fans of Colm Tóibín will no doubt be pleased at the news that he has a new book of essays coming out.

More than four decades after their murders, the four churchwomen of El Salvador remain powerful examples of faith and commitment to the Gospel.

A Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent, by James T. Keane

In a 50-year career as a columnist, Mary McGrory wrote some of the most prescient political journalism around—including for America.

The characters of Kirstin Valdez Quade's stories often find grace to be just out of reach—but they still pursue it.

The Rev. Thomas J. Shelley, who died on Monday, taught generations of priests, men and women religious and lay scholars the ins and outs of Catholic history.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, by James T. Keane

Christopher Lasch's writings are cited by everyone from the most fervent cultural conservatives to dyed-in-the-wool Marxists—and he had much to say about modern American culture.

All Saints Day is a day to venerate holy men and women—and also to recognize the saints in our midst, complicated though they might be.

From Edgar Allan Poe to Dean Koontz to Flannery O'Connor, America's editors and contributors are not (always) afraid of some horror.