Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s novels ‘Silver Nitrate’ and ‘Mexican Gothic’ feature complicated heroines, compelling plots and supernatural elements solidly grounded in research.
Catholic Identity
Posted inFaith, Short Take
‘Why do I stay?’ A young Catholic feminist on a church plagued by scandal
The ongoing sexual abuse scandal involving the Rev. Marko Rupnik is another reminder of what the church needs to do to deal with this continuing plague.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Alice McDermott belongs among the great Catholic novelists.
The good news for anyone whose literary tastes have been strongly influenced by the Catholic novels of Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Francois Mauriac, Georges Bernanos and more is this: The new Alice McDermott novel, ‘Absolution,’ has arrived.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Fiction as a business—with a Catholic subtext
‘Big Fiction’ is a book full of cogent analysis, ambitious argument, juicy quotes from insiders and a demonstration of the central role of Catholics in American publishing.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Memories can be the way we show the dead our love on All Souls’ Day
Many Catholics today fail to appreciate the meaning and moral value of remembrance on All Souls’ Day—though praying for the dead was central to early Christian practice.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What I learned from listening to non-practicing Catholics ahead of the Synod
Since this synod was announced in 2021, I have worked with the Seattle chancery as a synod volunteer and responded to the call for dialogue by personally talking with 100 people who were baptized and are now non-practicing.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic schools in 2023 at a glance
Catholic schools have endured a whipsaw from the Covid-19 pandemic in recent years.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Why Some Catholics Love to Hate-Read Ross Douthat
You may disagree with Mr. Douthat’s analysis of Catholicism, but you can’t ignore him.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The synod has taught me: Catholics are not as divided as the skeptics thought
I have learned more about the church than I could ever have imagined, and the synod process has come to seem even more urgent and fruitful.
Posted inFaith, Features
Latino Catholics are leaving the Church. Can we welcome them back?
Why are Latinos leaving the Catholic Church? And where are they going? In Phoenix, Grace Walk Church has welcomed those searching for a spiritual home away from the Catholic Church