A violent assault on a famous author revives an ugly history: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Better Call Saul’ is a story about the liberating power of confessing your sins
For six years, “Better Call Saul” has given the story equivalent of a graduate-level seminar on morality, and the series finale is both satisfying and surprising.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Jo Koy’s ‘Easter Sunday’ magnifies the sacredness of tradition, family and Catholicism in Filipino culture
I decided that the best way to gauge reactions to the film was to gather feedback from none other than my own Filipino-American family.
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Review: Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ invites us into gratitude, wonder and the depths of our dreams
Until recently, “The Sandman”—Neil Gaiman’s magnum opus about the eternal being who oversees the universe of dreaming—has remained an impossible quest.
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Interview: Can artists with diverging views on abortion find common ground through a Catholic musical?
People who shut down those with different opinions have a less rich life, and make less rich art.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust: Reality or Revisionism?
A new book by David I. Kertzer argues that Pope Pius XII has more responsibility for the Holocaust than previously reported. But is the charge merited?
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Lessons for evangelization from Britney Spears’s journey with the Catholic Church
Britney Spears recently wanted to get married in the Catholic Church. The controversy that followed shows us what we still need to learn about turning our churches into welcoming spaces.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Look back: America magazine’s love affair with J.F.K.
America’s editors shy away from endorsing political candidates—but J.F.K. proved a hard case, both during his life and in the decades since.
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You’ve probably never heard of a noise musician, but this one might just shock you into a new understanding of God
“Sinner Get Ready” by Lingua Ignota is a powerful reminder that our willingness to speak about trauma and listen to those who are surviving is a measure of our willingness to experience the reality of God.