A journey into the fictional worlds of Joshua Hren in his ‘In The Wine Press’ invites us to consider the character of our own grief and suffering.
Catholic Identity
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Is Britney Spears a Catholic? The internet has thoughts
Could the singer responsible for making Catholic schoolgirl uniforms a Halloween costume-party staple now herself be Catholic?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A new book examines Sting’s enduring Catholic imagination
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.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
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.
Posted inFaith, News
221,000 German Catholics left the church during the pandemic
In the coronavirus year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organizations reported on Wednesday.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Baseball’s All-Star Game has a lot to teach American Catholics about Communion and unity
Intense competition can sometimes feel like clan warfare — and it’s all set aside in this celebration of baseball. The Catholic Church can learn from this game.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Dear Conan O’Brien: Late night television didn’t deserve you.
Conan never did quite fit in, and I mean that in the best possible way.
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Survey: Catholic homilies mention politics and racism less than Protestant ones
As the election, the pandemic and racism made headlines across the U.S. last year, priests’ homilies did not mention these events nearly as much as did sermons by Protestant preachers.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a Catholic writer, I criticize the church. Am I ‘giving scandal’?
The ever-present political talk of who is a good enough Catholic, or who should or should not receive Communion, hits close to home.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
In this prequel to ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Nick Carraway finally gets his chance to shine.
The narrator of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Nick Carraway, is the focus of Michael Farris Smith’s new novel, ‘Nick.’