With Father O’Malley, Crosby “concocted a fantasy priest—a perfect, albeit celibate, man.”

Last month, Disney announced that it would remove the "wench auction" from its popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Some fans were not happy.

Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., America's books editor, considers shifting masculine ideals in film and literature.

One of attractions to a show like “American Gods” is that it purposefully toys with that concept of belief.

What type of god would force us to believe? Can we even be forced to believe?

A discerning critic of the American project has become a prophet for our time.