Review: A new theology to serve a world in need of decisive action

by Michael C. McCarthy, S.J. December 17, 2020

David Tracy’s two-columns collection of previously published essays present a compelling argument for the value of theology in today’s troubled world.

Arts & Culture, Books

Life can be painful, but it is not without hope.

by Kirsty Jane Falconer December 17, 2020

Anglican theologian and biblical scholar N. T. Wright argues that the only way to real understanding is the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

Arts & Culture, Catholic Book Club

When Thomas Jefferson rewrote the Bible

by Kevin Spinale December 4, 2020

Peter Manseau, the curator of American religious history at the Smithsonian, offers his definitive description of Thomas Jefferson’s eclectic efforts to remake the Bible in the Catholic Book Club’s latest selection.

Faith, News

Cardinal Pell’s new ‘Prison Journal’ reflects on his time in solitary confinement and nature of suffering

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press November 30, 2020

“Prison Journal” recounts the first five months of Pell’s 404 days in solitary lockup.

Arts & Culture, Books

Review: Yaa Gyasi’s fully human characters

by Erika Rasmussen November 19, 2020

Come to Yaa Gyasi’s fiction, all you who are weary and burdened, and she will give you heartbreak.

Arts & Culture, Books

Review: Life is dull. Enjoy it anyway.

by Vivian Cabrera November 19, 2020

Anne Tyler’s new novel can help us realize that life often is not spectacular or about jumping from one big event to the next.

Arts & Culture, Books

Review: Marilynne Robinson returns to Gilead

by Joseph Simmons November 19, 2020

Those familiar with the Gilead story will find in Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel another beautiful meditation on grace operative in spite of habits of despair and the social sins that feed them.