“Loving” is film about a lot of things, including two simple people causing violent eruptions across the social and legal landscapes. It is a portrait of America at a particular time and place. So is "Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk."

Prisons don't solve problems. They create problems.

Three Catholic charitable organizations that support programs in the United States and around the world rank among the top 100 groups in terms of fundraising.

We are all pilgrims on the way, loved sinners following the call we first heard at our baptisms.

Catholic Charities USA came in at number five, raising about $2 billion in 2015.

So what defines a Catholic novel? I am still struggling with that question. But I know that that which asks most of us is most worthy of us.