This year, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon” turn 30 and 40, respectively. What role did the author’s conversion to Catholicism play in her writing?
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Day of the Dead is not ‘Mexican Halloween’—it’s a day where death is reclaimed.
On the Feast of All Souls, it is to the Day of the Dead altars that the departed ones return, caught almost as if by lure, by the florid colors, the smells and the flavors, of foods they cherished on earth.
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Lessons from Anne Frank: A new essay contest
At the heart of Anne Frank’s life and witness is a hopeful faith in humanity.
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Your guide for Catholic movies and shows to watch on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime
Here’s a list to help you find all the Catholic entertainment you’ve been looking for on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon but didn’t know was there.
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“Here I Am, Lord”: The little-known story behind a Catholic hit
Love it or hate it, most Catholics could probably sing “Here I Am, Lord” from memory. But do they know where the song came from?
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Jason Isbell’s gorgeous, challenging music is not your standard Dad rock
Jason Isbell wants to be a better man and he uses his songs as a road map to get there.
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Elegy for a Heartbreaker: Tom Petty and the simple beauty of song
Tom Petty died on Monday at age 66, and anyone who knows me well understands that it is a personal loss.
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The Corrosion of High School Debate—And How It Mirrors American Politics
300 Words a Minute, and Going Nowhere: High School Debate Today.
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What I learned about my Catholic faith from watching a bullfight
The bullfight enacts the human drama each of us participates in.
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The pope’s new liturgy document: who was involved and what that tells us
“Magnum Principium,” the new apostolic letter released motu proprio by Pope Francis, is returning authority to regional bishops’ conferences in matters of liturgical translation. But why and how?