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Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Willie James Jennings belongs to a guild in which he never felt he belonged. How do we remake the world of theological education when it still holds up what Jennings calls "white self-sufficient masculinity" as the ideal?
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
With the World Series upon us, a look back at some of America's finest coverage of baseball.
FaithExplainer
When Pope Francis welcomes U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the Vatican tomorrow, it will mark the 31st meeting between a sitting pope and a sitting U.S. president.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Phil Klay is part of a new generation of authors who are putting to rest the overwrought claims about the death of modern Catholic fiction.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Is Sally Rooney the millennial generation's great Catholic writer?
FaithExplainer
Is St. Irenaeus really a doctor, or does he just play one on TV? Does he rush to someone’s aid on an airplane? Might he collaborate with Dr. Dre?
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Jonathan Franzen remains among the select few novelists who can vie for a Pulitzer Prize and the top spot on best-seller lists every time out of the gate. His new novel might win him both.
Arts & CultureShort Take
Yes, the Fighting Irish are undefeated. Yes, they have beaten several very good teams. Yes, their opponent this weekend, Cincinnati, is the only currently nationally-ranked team left on their schedule. Who are we kidding? Notre Dame is doomed.
Arts & CultureOf Many Things
Twice a year we publish an extra issue of America dedicated to books and all things literary; one in planting season and one at harvest time.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
The two most recent selections for the Catholic Book Club were novels that originally began as short stories.