Sex, religion and iconography in pop music

by Christine Lenahan November 10, 2023

American pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed her most recent music video in a Catholic church, but Catholic iconography has long been the basis for pop songs with sexual themes and erotic imagery.

Faith, Scripture Reflections

Cartwheeling through the Kingdom of God

by Christine Lenahan October 27, 2023

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan

Faith, Faith in Focus

The Sanctity of Being Alone

by Christine Lenahan October 20, 2023

The Lord God said it is not good for man to be alone—uh, except for when it is.

Faith, Scripture Reflections

What would Jesus think about Friday the 13th?

by Christine Lenahan October 13, 2023

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan

Faith, Scripture Reflections

Like St. Michael, we are called to defend what matters

by Christine Lenahan September 29, 2023

A Reflection for the Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels, by Christine Lenahan

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Faith, Faith in Focus

Being an altar girl taught me: The church is for everyone.

by Christine Lenahan September 29, 2023

Serving on the altar has formed my experience as a woman in the church.

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Jesuits and nuns team up to bring education to vulnerable African girls

by Christine Lenahan September 27, 2023

There are just under 20 million primary-grade girls out of school in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bakhita Partnership for Education is working to change that.

Arts & Culture, Books

In the belly of the beast: Daniel Kraus’s novel ‘Whalefall’ considers the power of communion and grief

by Christine Lenahan September 14, 2023

Sucked into the belly of an 80-foot sperm whale, scuba diver Jay Gardiner reconciles the loss of his father and challenges the power of the creatures of the sea in Daniel Kraus’s novel ‘Whalefall.’