Ted Gioia's new treatise on music and musicians covers everything from the Big Bang to gangsta rap.

Ross Douthat explores the cultural, economic and political torpor that he thinks has emerged in the United States over the last half-century.

The events of 2020 show that Americans still struggle to achieve social justice, writes Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia in a July 4 reflection. Yet we can take note of what we have survived so far.

Two recently published books from Oxford University Press address the variegated and multifaced character of sin in the New Testament.

His vivid firsthand experiences on the job as a police officer are recounted extensively in Adam Plantinga's new book.

Most of the people I know are cone-shaped. Always protruding.

It's O.K. if continuing to follow God's voice doesn't mean you end up where you think you're going to end up.

Jesuitical interviews Bishop Robert Barron.

Today’s court decision removes any judicial check on the Trump administration’s efforts to fast-track the deportations of asylum seekers who cannot show strong evidence of persecution in their home countries.

In a report, Refugees International claims that U. S. immigration policy of denying asylum to Guatemalans--in addition to poor living conditions--has led to the spread of coronavirus throughout the Americas.

A Redemptorist priest, Father Joe Maier, reflects on his nearly 50 years as a missionary in Bangkok, Thailand.

A priest in Providence, Rhode Island, reflects on how ministering to patients ill with coronavirus has given him new perspective on faith and ministry.

Can the humanities help us find intellectual, emotional and spiritual shelter during our present time of crises?

As Americans mourn those lost to Covid, we should consider what we will consider the “new normal.” Michael Rozier, S.J., asks how we can avoid repeating our apparent desensitization to gun violence.

Green will be awarded $25,000 George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize at ceremony in September.

“Law enforcement officers perform a great and needed service; they serve to promote justice and the common good in society,” they said. “But it is clear that there have been too many failures in serving everyone, with tragic consequences.”

Jesus did not speak of great prophets, who would follow him. No, he told us to expect humble souls, “little ones,” people we might not even notice if we do not keep our eyes open and our hearts receptive.