How can it be that the finale of “Lost,” the introduction of the iPad and “Bridesmaids” all happened within the last 10 years?

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.

Andrew Krivak's new novel is an elegiac tale that resonates deeply with the creation spirituality that has been rising in our collective imagination.

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

Some last-minute gift ideas: books!

Kathryn Jean Lopez on her career, her new book and her ongoing drift from conservative politics to Catholic spirituality.