Recently I stayed with a friend in her comfortable, airy country house. Dottie is a collector. Among a jumble of art objects depicting dogs, camels, and fish...
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As a child, I visited the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg. It was hard to imagine that peaceful scene—a lush, quiet field of gently waving tall grass—as...
There’s a curious coda at the tail end of writer Uwem Akpan’s curriculum vitae. After learning about Akpan’s work experience, accomplishments, and awards, the...
People who are curious about basic Catholic teachings and traditions have a wealth of resources to turn to, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church to...
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sense of brokenness that pervades politics in the United States today. But the problems at the heart of all this...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 5:1 – 7Psalms 80:9, 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 19 – 20Philippians 4:6 – 9Matthew 21:33 – 43...
A popular theme in horror films is the practice of exorcism. From the 1973 classic The Exorcist to the 2023 film The Pope’s Exorcist, this genre raises...
You might say the tornadoed trees unslept them Everything was odd, as was normal now, which is 2023 So they poked their heads out sniffed the air and bloomed...
3D Country Geese (Partisan Records, 2023) If you don’t listen too carefully, 3D Country—the sophomore record from Brooklyn-based indie rock band Geese—might be...
At Halloween, my big brother liked to terrify me with stories about live burial. While our parents thought we were sleeping, he told me tales of screams rising...
