I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor endorse any particular political philosophy.

A Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

‘Lolita’ may have been canceled, but Vladimir Nabokov remains the godfather of modern prose.

Giacomo Puccini, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly,” has been called the world’s most popular songwriter, and with good reason.

Few writers have ever captured in fiction the American religious sense that underlies so much of our history more than Willa Cather.

With an all-star cast including Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, “Conclave“ genereated a lot of Hollywood buzz. It has also raised some questions: How is a pope really elected? Does the movie get it right?