The “Catholic sacramental perspective,” as Mariani terms it, urges the poet to recognize in even “the meanest thing” some glimmer “of inestimable worth,” some sign of the Creator.

Little Double-Dutch girls chant / “birdie, birdie sittin’ on a wire—”

Elizabeth Strout examines the human condition in a quiet setting where introspection cannot be escaped.

For Rauschenbusch, the Christian faith had a "revolutionary" potential.

“Joker” is more than just another comic book film. It has hit a nerve with an already nervous American public.

Since 1975, a touring production of “The Trojan Women” staged by New York’s La MaMa Experimental Theater Club has played in more than 30 countries.