George Saunders on Catholicism

By John McGreevy

March 3, 2013

The short story auteur of the moment -- George Saunders -- on his Catholicism. Fascinating.

John T. McGreevy is the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame.

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