Convent Wisdom By Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita (Simon & Schuster, 2025) Since I find inspiration in the devotion and ministry of women religious, I was...
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In Thomas of Celano’s book The Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul, which was completed in 1247, Francis and a companion were traveling when they came upon...
Nothing’s About to Happen to Me Mitski (Dead Oceans, 2026) The cover of singer-songwriter Mitski’s new album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, features the...
How does the world see Bernadette Soubirous, also known as St. Bernadette of Lourdes? With a new musical about her touring the United States after a successful...
How quickly we’ve forgotten the early days of the COVID pandemic: the fear, the rising death toll, the uncertainty, the international lockdown, the suffocating...
Discipline By Randa Abdel-Fattah (University of Queensland Press, 2025) Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Discipline takes place in Sydney, Australia over a few days in...
The Way of Dante By Richard Hughes Gibson (InterVarsity Press, 2025) Around the middle of the twentieth century, three English writers—C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L...
The Voice of Hind Rajab Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania (Jour2Fête, 2025) In February, The Nation magazine ran “A Day for Gaza,” devoting their website...
Meeting the Enemy By Kevin J. O’Brien (Fortress Press, 2025) Some faith groups have called for fossil fuel divestment as a way to stifle climate change. But...
Through this Fire Across from Peter Balkan The Mountain Goats (Cadmean Dawn, 2025) Despite the title, the prominent element in the Mountain Goats’ latest album...
