Phil Klay: Catholic Poet & Patriot
3,867 views · Published 11 November 2018 · 7:12 · Indexed 14 October 2026
Channel: America - The Jesuit Review · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
Phil Klay reflects on his time as a marine during the Iraq War and what it means to be a Catholic writer today. Klay is author of the short story collection 'Redeployment, and the recipient of the 2018 George W. Hunt, S. J., Prize for Journalism, Arts & Letters, which is co-sponsored by America Media and the Saint Thomas More Chapel & Center at Yale University. Read Phil Klay's essay, "Deployment to Iraq changed my view of God, country and humankind. So did coming home.": https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/11/11/deployment-iraq-changed-my-view-god-country-and-humankind-so-did-coming #VeteransDay ------ America Media is the leading provider of editorial content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking. ****** Sign-up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/2Ka4SOi Subscribe to America Magazine: http://bit.ly/2KeFiHI ****** Follow us on Social Media: • America Media on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Kal3Ll • America Media on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2viJosZ • America Media on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ka5q6O ****** Support more videos like this: http://bit.ly/2vgqm6A --- MB01IW6FNCL0BQ8
