Leslie Woodcock Tentler's new book is both a rigorous and laudable effort to cure American Catholics of the illusion that our desires have no history.

Ross Douthat explores the cultural, economic and political torpor that he thinks has emerged in the United States over the last half-century.

The events of 2020 show that Americans still struggle to achieve social justice, writes Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia in a July 4 reflection. Yet we can take note of what we have survived so far.

Ted Gioia's new treatise on music and musicians covers everything from the Big Bang to gangsta rap.

Can the humanities help us find intellectual, emotional and spiritual shelter during our present time of crises?

This year, pitchers will not hit—not in the American League nor in the National League. Experts speculate this will lead to a permanent change in baseball.