Besides having a great mind, Jefferson had a great ego—also for good and ill.
Books
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
A TV Show Pope Francis Would Love
“Daredevil” talks about religion in a way that feels authentic—yet remains inviting to those who don’t share our beliefs.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Christmas Book Recommendations
A book is sometimes the most difficult gift to offer, but often it is the most rich.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
How Much Is Enough?
‘The Vice of Luxury,’ by David Cloutier, and ‘Distant Strangers,’ by Judith Lichtenberg
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Art With Heart
Corita Kent (1918–86) deserves recognition alongside her far more famous secular counterpart, the pop artist Andy Warhol. But remarkably, no one has published a comprehensive biography of the artist who was seen by some as the “rebel nun.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The transformational world of Jon Hassler
Jon Hassler’s sacramental imagination brightens a world grown gray with the banality of reality television and teenage paranormal romances.
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Junípero Serra: A Not-Perfect Saint
‘Junípero Serra,’ by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz
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Living Like Snape: Lessons From Hogwarts
The beauty of Snape’s character is that he does not allow other characters’ doubts to dictate who he is.
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
Souls at War: An interview with the Iraq veteran and writer Phil Klay
Phil Klay won the National Book Award for fiction in 2014 for his collection of short stories, Redeployment. Writing in The New York Times, Dexter Filkins called it “the best thing written so far on what the war did to people’s souls.” A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Klay s