One of the most vivid descriptions author Shūsaku Endō uses to describe his faith was to call his Catholicism an ill-fitting suit. It’s such a relatable...
Author - Kathleen Manning
After the Virgin Mary, St. Francis of Assisi is probably Catholicism’s most popular saint. Sure, other saints do more practical things: St. Anthony can help...
Hacksaw Ridge Directed by Mel Gibson (Summit Entertainment, 2016) Based on the life of the World War II medic and conscientious objector who pulled 75...
Heading in to watch the documentary He Named Me Malala, I expected to be moved. After all, what isn’t moving about Malala Yousafzai’s life story? Recruited at...
In a season filled with red Santa suits and green Christmas trees, the purple and pink candles of the Advent wreath can seem incongruous with many Catholic...
The Wolfpack Directed by Crystal Moselle (Kotva Films, 2015) After watching Star Wars as kids, no wrapping paper roll in my house was safe; my brothers and I...
Inventing a Christian America By Steven K. Green (Oxford, 2015) Teaching the history of religion I frequently have to wave my students off from...
Recently, I received some free life advice at Starbucks, courtesy of the horoscopes baristas had clipped from the newspaper and taped to the back of the...
Directed by Yann Demange (Roadside Attractions, 2015) The political thriller ’71 opens with soldiers training in the English countryside to be deployed...
Since the early Middle Ages, all Christians have used the same method for determining the date of Easter, though they arrive at a different result. Described...