Arts & Culture

Thomas Merton’s “The Seven Storey Mountain”: America’s 1948 Review
By Hubert M. Hart
His parents fell for a spiritual guru. In “Dear Franklin Jones,” he wants to find out why.
By Ashley McKinless
Interview: Ethan Hawke channels Thomas Merton in ‘First Reformed’
By Jake Kring-Schreifels
What I learned about art and spirituality on my pilgrimage to Texas
By Jonathan Malesic
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Book Reviews
Review: A Trappist monk tells of a life worth living
By Gregory Hillis
Review: Elizabeth Johnson on how to atone for Anselm
By Colleen Mary Carpenter
Review: Science can be for girls, too
By Gilbert Sunghera
Flannery O’Connor and the Catholic editor who nurtured her career
By Maurice Timothy Reidy
Brady Jandreau in ‘The Rider’ (photo: Sony Pictures Classics)
‘The Rider’ reveals the sacred relationship between a horse and rider
The acclaimed new film takes place on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation where I grew up and competed in rodeos.
Kristin WestonJuly 5, 2018

How can the church help women in abusive marriages?

America This Week
July 11, 2018
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How can the church help women in abusive marriages?
America This Week
July 11, 2018
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Who will care for the guards?
America This Week
June 26, 2018
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Can Canadian Catholics reconcile after “whitewashing” indigenous Catholics?
America This Week
June 27, 2018
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Why we should end the cult of the presidency
America This Week
June 19, 2018
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Overprescribing is not the problem behind the opioid crisis
America This Week
June 13, 2018
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Catholic Book Club

A leader of ‘needed strength’: Archbishop John Hughes

An interpretive essay and some questions for reflection on the Catholic Book Club's new selection, "Dagger John" by John Loughery.
By Kevin Spinale

An archbishop nicknamed ‘Dagger John’

When a historical figure has a reputation as large as John Hughes, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.
By Anthony D. Andreassi
Film
Brady Jandreau in ‘The Rider’ (photo: Sony Pictures Classics)
‘The Rider’ reveals the sacred relationship between a horse and rider
The acclaimed new film takes place on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation where I grew up and competed in rodeos.
Kristin WestonJuly 5, 2018
Review: ‘Hereditary’ is a harrowing look into mental illness and familial relationships
“Hereditary” is a tense and deeply sad horror film that asks incisive questions—and then makes the mistake of giving answers.
Eve TushnetJune 15, 2018
Fred Rogers on the set of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” (Jim Judkis/Focus Features)
Review: Mr. Rogers is still a good guy in the documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
The movie about children's TV host Fred Rogers, directed by Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), is sturdy and unavoidably sentimental.
John AndersonJune 8, 2018
Reverend Toller is a cleric cut from the cloth of Graham Greene’s “whiskey priest” (photo: A24).
Review: Ethan Hawke is a pastor in distress (and a Catholic in disguise) in ‘First Reformed’
Reverend Toller is a cleric cut from the cloth of Graham Greene’s “whiskey priest.”
John AndersonMay 17, 2018