Wholly God’s: Poems By Philip C. Kolin (Wind & Water Press, 2021) It has been said that the Eucharist is the most perfect metaphor because it is the only...
Arts & Culture
A number of years ago I heard a friend of mine from the Philippines listening to Christmas music in September. When I inquired why he was listening to...
Living for the Other Side The Hillbilly Thomists (Dominican Records, 2021) First off, we have to deal with the band’s name. It comes from Flannery O’Connor...
Building a Bridge Directed by Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post (Player Piano Productions, 2021) According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, LGBTQ...
Trees have friends. Trees talk to each other and send over resources when a neighbor is in need. Trees nurture their children. Trees sound the alarm about...
The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice By Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J. (Anamchara Books, 2021) “Jesuit Patrick Saint-Jean offers us a way to heal our battered...
In September 2019, when Peter Nicks started shooting a documentary about the senior class at Oakland High School, he’d already made two award-winning films...
Growing up in Manila, the bustling capital of the Philippines, Precious Blood Brother Antonio D. Sison found a reflective space in the cineplex. “I consider...
Stillwater Directed by Tom McCarthy (Participant, 2021) Stillwater opens to the roar of demolition, a quick montage of heartland decay as Matt Damon’s Bill...
