Evyatar Marienberg, a historian of religion at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, has written a book about Sting’s Catholic imagination and how it fueled his creativity.
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Roundup: Online Retreats for Praying Through the Summer
Whether you’re not quite ready to return to in-person retreats, looking for a reflective space amid a busy schedule or just trying this form of prayer for the first time, online retreats are designed to help you pray no matter where you find yourself this summer.
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Catholic Dating Nightmares: The joke’s on the men.
Nearly half of American adults believe sharing their religious beliefs with a spouse is “very important,” according to a Pew survey from 2016. But think that JDate, Christian Mingle or Catholic Match will make the process easier? Think again.
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The pastoral questions raised (but not answered) in The Pillar’s exposé of a USCCB official
Is it appropriate for a Catholic media outlet to take steps to de-anonymize data in order to publicly reveal the sins of another?
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Ten American Catholic athletes to watch for in the Tokyo Olympics
As Team U.S.A. heads to Tokyo, keep an eye on these athletes and all of the Olympians whose faith inspires them in competition.
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F*scist is still a bad word. And your political enemy probably isn’t one.
Fascism has proved sufficiently elastic to be used as a term of abuse across the political spectrum.
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A defense of learning Latin and Greek (Also: Why does it even need defending?)
Princeton University is dropping the requirement for knowing Latin and Greek to major in Classics. Its decision is a frightening one and augurs ill for the future of the field.
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On Bloomsday, you can thank the Catholic Church for the humor in James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
Bloomsday is an ideal time to find the humor that springs forth in ‘Ulysses.’
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Jordan Peterson is telling young white men what many of us already know: Neverland is a lie.
For some young white men with sufficient academic ability to comprehend Peterson’s writing and lectures, it is actually news that the worry-free irresponsibility offered in the seeming safety of Neverland has psychological, emotional and spiritual consequences.
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‘Rear Window’: The perfect movie for post-pandemic life
The movie about a man stuck indoors for months was the perfect choice for my first trip back to the theater.