A violent assault on a famous author revives an ugly history: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

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.

Markus Friedrich is passionate about Jesuit history—how it is studied, how it should not be studied and about its larger importance today.

Where have you gone, Vin Scully? A nation turns its lonely ear to you.

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

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