The death yesterday in a Russian penal colony of Alexei Navalny might naturally bring to mind the story of Walter Ciszek, S.J., the famed American Jesuit who spent 23 years in Soviet captivity.

In 1967, Patrick Granfield, O.S.B., conducted this wide-ranging interview with Yves Congar, O.P., the great theologian of Vatican II.

This 1994 article by Dennis Hamm, S.J., on praying the examen has become a resource in countless classrooms and retreat centers.

From Brian Moore's earliest and best known novel, 'The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne,' to his last, 'The Magician’s Wife,' the mystery of belief has haunted his best fiction.

From 1933: A longtime editor of America offers his thoughts on the agony of writing—as well as some of its joys and rewards.

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., offers reflections in this 1986 article on the life and message of Sri Ramakrishna on the 150th anniversary of his birth (February 18) and the 100th anniversary of his death (August 15).