Seven Psalms By Nick Cave (Cave Things, 2022) Have you ever listened to a favorite poet recite beloved poems? The words, so well known, are made new in the...
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Under the Banner of Heaven Created by Dustin Lance Black (FX Productions, 2022) Faith is not easy, especially when you must come to terms with the deep...
Holy Ghost Power The Hillbilly Thomists (CD Baby, 2022) As close readers of Catholic media may already know, The Hillbilly Thomists are a band of Dominican...
The Making of Biblical Womanhood By Beth Allison Barr (Brazos Press, 2021) A professor of history at Baylor University as well as a pastor’s wife, Beth Allison...
No Fear of Time Black Star (self-released, 2022) For those unfamiliar with hip-hop, No Fear of Time requires context. Backpack rap. This refers to a subgroup...
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (2017–present) Four seasons and five years on, the award-winning Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs...
“Black Lives Matter Madonna,” by Brother Mickey McGrath Madonnas of Color (Clear Faith Publishing) takes you on a rich journey of theological aesthetics...
Eleutheria By Allegra Hyde (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2022) Allegra Hyde’s debut novel, Eleutheria, grapples with big questions about human hope and...
Slaves and Kings Directed by Pablo Moreno (Bosco Films, 2022) The Spanish-language film Slaves and Kings is subtitled “The Story of Saint Antonio María Claret...
Swinging on the Garden Gate By Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (Skinner House Books, 2022) I almost cried several times while reading Swinging on the Garden Gate. Not...
