Kathryn Joyce

1 week ago | inthesetimes.com | Kathryn Joyce

Last Wednesday morning, a surreal scene unfolded at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — a man with two Crusades-themed tattoos and the author of a book calling for a modern ​“American Crusade” — inaugurated a new, perhaps monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon auditorium.

3 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Kathryn Joyce

When Pope Francis died, the morning after Easter, prominent right-wing Catholics leapt at the chance to lobby for a more conservative, even Trumpian, leader of the Church.

Feb 9, 2025 | catholicoutlook.org | Kathryn Joyce

From Russell Brand to JD Vance to Candace Owens, what happens when the Catholic Church chases influencers—and their legions of followers—down the rabbit hole of the right? “When it comes to all the influencers circling around the Church”—many of whom “make their living having opinions online” and seem more attracted to “external displays of piety” than grappling with core tenets of the faith— “it’s important to ask: What are they really converting to?

Dec 9, 2024 | popularresistance.org | Kathryn Joyce

Above photo: Illustration by Gabriella Trujillo. Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images. The right-wing takeover of Florida’s public honors college blurs the line between tragedy and farce. But attacks on universities are about to get worse. On the evening of May 17, under a billowing white tent overlooking the sunset on Sarasota Bay, a titan of business, a self-made man, stood before a sea of ungrateful punks, trying to impart some wisdom.

Dec 9, 2024 | inthesetimes.com | Kathryn Joyce

On the evening of May 17, under a billowing white tent overlooking the sunset on Sarasota Bay, a titan of business, a self-made man, stood before a sea of ungrateful punks, trying to impart some wisdom.