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...
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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...
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...
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.”(1 John...
In 2022, when Pope Francis canonized St. Titus Brandsma, all I knew about the saint was that he was a Carmelite friar who was murdered at the Dachau...
Christian nationalism is a term that comes up with increased frequency in U.S. politics. It’s a label that tries to sanitize something very ugly: the goal of a...
