For most of the 20th century, movies and television have cast gay and lesbian characters as deviant bad guys. But as attitudes in the larger public change, so...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
March 2012: Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life By James Martin, S.J. Review: If you ever got in...
Directed by Stephen Daldry (Paramount, 2011) Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel about a 9-year-old boy whose father is killed on 9/11 angered and touched a lot...
Directed by Bennett Miller (Sony Pictures, 2011) Baseball can conjure up nostalgic images of peanuts and crackerjacks, sunny days, and cornfields in Iowa. But...
Hollywood’s leading actor shines in roles that show success doesn’t always bring happiness. My seventh-grade English teacher once asserted that...
Steven Spielberg’s latest film is a testament to war’s silent soldier. “Home is the sailor, home from the sea, and the hunter home from the...
Planning to watch the Academy Awards this weekend? We’ve got movie reviews for some of the best picture nominees, as well as plenty of other films that...
Between Heaven and Mirth By James Martin, SJ (HarperOne, 2011) Perhaps I am not the best person to review this book. Although not completely humorless, I have...
Learning to Die in Miami By Carlos Eire (Free Press, 2011) In 1962 Carlos Eire was one of 14,000 children evacuated from Cuba by Catholic parents who believed...
The Harrow & The Harvest Gillian Welch (Acony Records, 2011) Gillian Welch has described the 10 songs on The Harrow & The Harvest as “10 kinds of...
