George W. Hunt, S.J.,, who died in February at age 74, served as editor of America from 1984-1998. As James Martin, S.J., writes in this tribute [2], Fr. Hunt was known for his "graceful, elegant, measured" writing style. Especially well-liked were his Of Many Things columns, which appeared  on page 2 of every issue. (Fr. Martin writes that Hunt "always wrote longhand on a yellow pad, as he sat on a recliner in his room.") Here we offer a selection of those columns.

My father's generation, February 25, 1995 [3] (pdf)

Advent in Gotham, December 20-27, 1997 [4] (pdf)

From Noo York to the Bland Belt, October 11, 1997 [5] (pdf)

Happy birthday, Henny Youngman, April 19, 1997 [6] (pdf)

On Camille Paglia, November 12, 1994 [7] (pdf)

Gerswhin's Centennial, December 12, 1987 [8]