Seeing Pope Francis as spiritual director means seeing that the pope takes himself less seriously than do his critics and defenders.
Literature
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These are the monks who still preserve ancient texts around the world
Even though manuscripts—handwritten books— are at least several technological stages behind the ways we access information today, we still rely on them for access to the past.
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Review: Is there still such a thing as a Catholic writer?
Can poetry matter? Yes. Can the Catholic writer today matter? Of course. But it is instructive that Gioia’s essay and book title does not ask the latter question.
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Review: Andrew Krivak’s ‘The Bear’ shows the cycle of life
Andrew Krivak’s new novel is an elegiac tale that resonates deeply with the creation spirituality that has been rising in our collective imagination.
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Review: Susan Sontag’s dramatic life (and influence)
One of Susan Sontag’s strengths was that anything that could be said about her by others was said, first and best, by Susan Sontag
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A last-minute Christmas gift idea or two
Some last-minute gift ideas: books!
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Review: Reconstructing a lost youth
‘Body Leaping Backward’ is a melancholy, atmospheric memoir that reads as a sort of urgent confession.
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Author Toni Morrison Honored at Public Memorial
At a public memorial service in the cathedral, the site of the funerals of James Baldwin and Duke Ellington, several friends of Ms. Morrison provided their recollections of her talent, warmth and sense of humor.
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Review: The last words from John L’Heureux
A new collection of stories from the late John L’Heureux shows his literary dexterity.
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Review: Short stories and the scandal of particular grace
The stories in David Means’s latest collection demand and deserve the reader’s full participation.