In “The Gospel of Peace,” the Rev. John Dear embarks on a kind of spiritual experiment: interpreting the three synoptic Gospels through the lens of nonviolent activism and uncovering connections between first-century Judea and modern-day America.
Arts & Culture
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Introducing the female mystics, jagged edges and all
In her new book, “The Mystics Would Like a Word: Six Women Who Met God and Found a Spirituality for Today,” Shannon K. Evans beautifully articulates how the spirituality developed by women mystics still inspires and applies to us today.
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Review: Opus Dei, inside and out
In ‘Opus,” Gareth Gore examines many seminal moments in the history of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, arguing that its secretive ways have allowed it to cover up serious scandals.
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L.A. and the sacred dream of suburbia, captured by D. J. Waldie
D. J. Waldie’s strikingly beautiful book in 1996 about what it was like to grow up in Lakewood, Calif., “Holy Land,” is one of many writings by this chronicler of Los Angeles’s past and future.
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‘Nickel Boys’ is the rare film adaptation that does justice to the book
‘Nickel Boys’ preserves Colson Whitehead’s critically acclaimed narrative style while adding cinematic texture that enhances key details of the book.
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‘Juror #2’: a parable on the cost of following your conscience from Clint Eastwood
“Juror #2” confronts us with an uncomfortable reality: following your conscience often comes at great personal cost.
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‘Bad Sisters’ perfectly captures sibling bonds and Irish gallows humor
Before it is a thriller, before it is a dark comedy, “Bad Sisters” is a love story.
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Remembering David Lodge, the ‘agnostic Catholic’ who captured the post-Vatican II zeitgeist
David Lodge’s novels—as well as his many works of nonfiction—made him an important figure in 20th-century British literature. He also captured well the angst of many lay Catholics in the aftermath of Vatican II.
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When Catholics controlled Hollywood
In 1930, Hollywood teamed up with the Catholic Church. The result was the Production Code, a document that dictated what movies could and could not depict.
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Review: New ‘Nosferatu’ examines how women’s sexuality is dominated and demonized
Robert Eggers’s ‘Nosferatu’ walks the line between desire and dread, the thrill and terror of surrender.