Arts & Culture

Meet the most Catholic team in the N.H.L.
By Michael McKinley
A Jesuit confesses his love for March Madness and NCAA basketball
By Vincent Strand
A love letter to “Desus & Mero” from a fellow Bronxite
By Olga Segura
Why paint the saints? An interview with Carlos Vega
By Ciaran Freeman
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Book Reviews
There goes rhymin’ Wiman
By Joe Hoover, S.J.
Review: An authoritative guide to California’s most prominent political family
By Sean Dempsey, S.J.
Review: The life of Bing Crosby, continued
By John Anderson
Review: Psst! We are all conspiracy theorists.
By Brandon Sanchez
Marquette’s Markus Howard is changing the way athletes talk about mental health
Are we closer to ending the stigma surrounding mental health care?
Zac DavisMarch 15, 2019

Demystifying the myths of mass incarceration

America This Week
February 20, 2019
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Demystifying the myths of mass incarceration
America This Week
February 20, 2019
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Catholics can learn a lot from Black Lives Matter
America This Week
February 13, 2019
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What comes after the era of the parochial school?
America This Week
February 06, 2019
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How can God and medicine work together to heal trauma?
America This Week
January 30, 2019
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How can the Catholic Church help single mothers?
America This Week
January 23, 2019
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Catholic Book Club

The Old Testament clarity of Andre Dubus

The stories of Andre Dubus delve into loneliness, the ferocity of parental love, adultery, retribution and sex that is a stay against loneliness.
By Kevin Spinale

Andre Dubus’s challenging but beautifully written stories have been reissued

Dubus was an irascible, loyal, loving, smoking, hard-drinking, hard-punching, tender man, who demanded much of himself and others.
By Franklin Freeman
On Screen
Why HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” is difficult—and necessary—to watch
Anyone watching “Leaving Neverland” should come away with one fundamental question, and for Catholics, it is a familiar one: How did we not see this coming?
Jim McDermottMarch 15, 2019
‘The Work’ follows inmates in an intensive group therapy session at Folsom State Prison (image: IMDB)
The wisdom of ‘The Work’: self-discovery inside a prison’s walls
A 2017 documentary invites viewers into the depths of human souls.
Gregory MellorMarch 1, 2019
The contrasting female protagonists in ‘The Wife’ and ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
“The Wife” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” feature female protagonists with strongly contrasting stories.
Michael V. Tueth, S.J.February 20, 2019
The unfortunate similarities between ‘Russian Doll’ and today’s Catholic Church
Like a new Netflix series, the church today seems caught in an endless loop of accusations and revelations.
Jim McDermottFebruary 20, 2019