A new book on sea-level rise by Elizabeth Rush is a welcome addition to the small but growing canon on what the changing climate means for U.S. residents.

Should filmmakers make the pain of addiction bearable to watch? In "Beautiful Boy" and "Ben is Back" they try.

A new book offers continuing critical reflection on the ministry of Catholic health care.

A new memoir by Elaine Pagels plumbs some of the deepest questions about what it means to be human and how ritual and faith can help make sense of the unfathomable.

the now-maimed but still living parents beg, “Arise, come forth!”

Entrants to this year’s contest included poems about human trafficking, the Mueller Report, priestly abuse and screen addiction.