Voting and Holiness Edited by Nicholas Cafardi (Paulist Press, 2012) Elections have become something of a cross to bear for American Catholics. Not only is it...
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Locked Down Dr. John (Nonesuch Records, 2012) In the deranged days of 1968, New Orleans musician Mac Rebennack decided to join the fun by dubbing himself Dr...
Directed by Nanni Moretti (Sundance Selects, 2012) Nanni Moretti’s lighthearted and melancholic comedy introduces us to a gentle and frail cleric who...
I will not be attending church this Sunday, because it’s Mother’s Day, and I choose not to be present at that inevitable moment when all the mothers of the...
The special interest groups pulling legislators’ strings can no longer hide in the shadows. The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida has...
May 2012: Jesus and the Emergence of a Catholic Imagination By John Pfordresher Review: In this fascinating account, John Pfordresher, an English professor at...
Two years ago, we ran a survey asking women religious to respond to the Vatican investigation. While we’ve yet to hear an official response from the...
All you have to do is show up—and shut up,” said the Jesuit priest, drawing a final chuckle from a group of 40 people settling down for a week of silent...
Respondents to a U.S. Catholic survey on the Bible are confident when it comes to scripture, but even they recommend reading the Good Book with knowledgeable...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the...
