This administration wants to set itself up as somehow Christian. Let them, then, do the bare minimum: Welcome the stranger.
Catholic Identity
Posted inFilm
The complicated relationship between Catholics and ‘The Conjuring’ horror franchise
“The Conjuring: Last Rites,” like others films in the series, capitalizes on Catholic imagery without Catholic endorsement.
Posted inFilm
In new biopic ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ a rock god becomes a man
In the standard rock star narrative, ambitious but otherwise unremarkable young men toil mightily in obscurity for success and eventually triumph to become rock gods. “Springsteen” flips that script.
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ on Apple TV+: portrait of a Catholic paradox
“Mr. Scorsese,” the new five-episode “film portrait” on Apple TV+, examines the many contradictory facets of director Martin Scorsese’s artistic persona.
Posted inIdeas
What Ethel Kennedy taught us about facilitating real change
Ethel Kennedy’s approach to human rights was rooted not in rhetoric but in relationships. She believed in the dignity of every person, and she lived that belief in ways that transcended politics.
Posted inBooks
Catholic literature and the restoration of culture
The Catholic literary canon saved my faith—and, I believe, my sanity.
Posted inNews
Duchess of Kent, a royal who chose faith and service, dies at 92
The duchess was received into the Catholic faith by Cardinal Basil Hume in 1994 in a private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
Posted inTelevision
‘The Bear’ and the importance of imperfect institutions
‘The Bear’ depicts how institutions, despite their sundry flaws, can foster revolutions in moral feeling and valuing.
Posted inMusic
Fifty years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ still speaks to young people
When Bruce Springsteen wrote ‘Born to Run,’ he was only in his 20s, and at a major crossroads in his life.
Posted inFaith in Focus
From Spectacle to Sacrament: How Burning Man led me into the Catholic Church
For years, Burning Man felt like my spiritual homeland. But then something shifted. The illusion of unbridled freedom began to crack. A question broke through: Is this all there is?