Just what the title and artist name suggest, Rappalachia by Gangstagrass is a fusion of rap rhythm tracks and old-time mountain music instrumentation and...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
July 2012: The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing your creative soul with monastic wisdom By Christine Valters Paintner Review: Unlike other books promising to...
Marley: The Original Soundtrack Bob Marley and the Wailers (Tuff Gong, 2012) Bob Marley, who took reggae music from Jamaica to the world, is one of the pop...
The Case of Galileo: A Closed Question? By Annibale Fantoli (Notre Dame Press, 2012) Annibale Fantoli’s The Case of Galileo: A Closed Question? opens where...
When We Were the Kennedys By Monica Wood (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) Monica Wood writes that her book When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico...
June 2012: The Way of Goodness and Holiness: A Spirituality for Pastoral Ministers By Richard M. Gula, S.S. Review: Father Richard Gula’s The Way of Goodness...
Mothers of the Church By Mike Aquilina & Christopher Bailey (OSV, 2012) In elementary school I always looked forward to women’s history month each...
Voting and Holiness Edited by Nicholas Cafardi (Paulist Press, 2012) Elections have become something of a cross to bear for American Catholics. Not only is it...
Locked Down Dr. John (Nonesuch Records, 2012) In the deranged days of 1968, New Orleans musician Mac Rebennack decided to join the fun by dubbing himself Dr...
Directed by Nanni Moretti (Sundance Selects, 2012) Nanni Moretti’s lighthearted and melancholic comedy introduces us to a gentle and frail cleric who...
