What does a Catholic priest make of “Midnight Mass”? Is the Netflix show anti-Catholic?
Catholic Identity
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican Census: The Catholic Church is growing everywhere — except Europe
The number of Catholics in the world grew by more than 15 million from 2018 to 2019. But in Europe, the number of Catholic faithful decreased by almost 300,000.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘The Many Saints of Newark’ is set in a Catholic world. That doesn’t make it a Catholic movie.
When it comes to their religion, the criminals embrace the rituals and ignore the meaning.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Notre Dame football is off to a hot start. Don’t get your hopes up.
Yes, the Fighting Irish are undefeated. Yes, they have beaten several very good teams. Yes, their opponent this weekend, Cincinnati, is the only currently nationally-ranked team left on their schedule. Who are we kidding? Notre Dame is doomed.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Has the Catholic Church in Ireland learned anything from the testimonies of abuse survivors?
In his portrait of a once ultra-devout country undergoing rapid spiritual decline, Derek Scally paints a vivid picture of Irish indifference toward the church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
What has the Catholic Book Club been reading recently? Novels.
The two most recent selections for the Catholic Book Club were novels that originally began as short stories.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Review: Netflix’s ‘Midnight Mass’ is Catholic horror at its best
“Midnight Mass” feels like a throwback to the world that received “The Exorcist” in 1973.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
The Catholic Church needs its own Met Gala
I know what you are thinking—a decadent spectacle of wealth, really, that’s what the church needs right now? But hear me out.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Heroes and saints: 10 powerful books about sports and Catholicism
A diverse cadre of authors and publishers have produced notable books about sports and Catholicism over the last 10 years. Here are some of the best.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How vaccines became a battle line in the Catholic culture war
On this week’s episode of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Sam Sawyer, S.J., shares what more we can do during the pandemic for ourselves and our neighbors in light of our Catholic moral tradition.