A survey of children’s books that put a human face on the complexities of America’s past
History
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The life of Catholic foundress Cornelia Connelly was ruled by men. Was her obedience to them holy?
To reflect upon Cornelia’s life today is inevitably to lament it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A great Catholic avante-garde novel, and why it is surprisingly relevant today
Much like Virgil in the pages of Hermann Broch’s book, we need to decide almost daily what we stand up for and when—and what price we are willing to pay for our convictions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Lessons from Anne Frank: A new essay contest
At the heart of Anne Frank’s life and witness is a hopeful faith in humanity.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Goodbye Columbus Day? Why Italian-Americans deserve a better holiday
“Celebrating Columbus Day does not honor their story and their struggle and their history; it insults it.”
Posted inFaith, Features
In 1918, this American Catholic accepted a death sentence rather than go to war
The courageous witness of ‘unarmed prophet’ Ben Salmon—precisely one century ago—anticipated a major development in Catholic doctrine on war and peace,.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The French Foreign Legion: the colonial force par excellence
A new book situates the Legion within the shameful history of French colonialism.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
J.F.K. at 100: America’s Camelot has lost its sheen, but the vision lives on.
John F. Kennedy’s austere brand of patriotism still shines.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Talking heads help humanize the PBS documentary ‘Martin Luther’
The two-hour film portrays the “simple monk” Martin Luther as more of a Catholic than he is generally thought to be.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A writer who helps us understand the lives of others
Paley knew by instinct what science now confirms: the role reading plays in developing empathy for the other.