Why should I care about Sweet Briar College whether it lives or dies The press cares mdash The New York Times Washington Post the Chronicle of Higher Education and a score of blogs have barked its tearful story because of shrinking enrollment this beautiful all women rsquo s little Liberal Ar

It all started with Richard Harding Davis the 1890s to World War I Hearst war correspondent-novelist-playwright so famous that it was said that wars were not allowed to start until he arrived mdash so rich earning as much as 3 000 a month handsome and well dressed even for battle that he repr

For a lot of reasons I had put off seeing ldquo American Sniper rdquo The thought of two hours watching a guy with a beard rifle and telescopic sight on a rooftop gain honor and fame by bumping off a minimum of 160 men women and children would neither entertain me nor make me love my country mo

I recently received a notice that the last week in January will be known as ldquo National School Choice Week rdquo Centered in Florida the celebration would spread throughout the country with 11 000 events in 50 states the largest in U S history in order to ldquo shine a positive spotlight

After the attack in Paris, is the pen still mightier?

Raymond A. Scroth, S.J., on finding his vocation in uniform

“Leviathan” is a sweeping condemnation of Russian economic and political life.

Richard Ford has never written a frivolous word. So the title of his latest four related novellas, Let Me Be Frank With You (Harper Collins), should not be dismissed. It is the fourth of the Frank Bascombe series, about a sportswriter turned real estate agent. Beginning with The Sportswriter (1986),

This is the final installment of a three-part story. Part I, "French Jesuits in New Orleans," is available here; you can read Part II, "The Maryland Plantation Jesuits," here.  Along with his other obligations of bringing discipline and direction to the struggling

This is Part II of a three-part story. The first installment, "French Jesuits in New Orleans," is available here. In spite of its rich missionary history with its roots in Spain and France, the American Catholic church traditionally traces its birthday to the colonial period during wh