America's editors shy away from endorsing political candidates—but J.F.K. proved a hard case, both during his life and in the decades since.

David Foster Wallace's novella 'Something to Do With Paying Attention' features two conversion narratives, a "fearful Jesuit" and "the death of childhood's limitless possibility."

The Rev. Andrew Greeley had an enormous impact on the American Catholic Church—including through his many contributions to this magazine.

A very sunburned literary editor looks back on some Catholic Book Club columns of yore.

John Kennedy Toole's only novel was published after his death—but quickly became a classic of American comic fiction.

This story has no moral, only a great joy for Mrs. Toole, and a great sadness.