Sister Rose Pacatte, a member of the Daughters of St. Paul who directs the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles, talks about television being more...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
Divine Rebels: American Christian Activists for Social Justice By Deena Guzder (Lawrence Hill Books, 2011) In her collection of profiles, Divine Rebels, Deena...
Hard Bargain Emmylou Harris (Nonesuch Records, 2011) Emmylou Harris’ Hard Bargain is the joyous, bittersweet album that a 64-year-old country-rock legend...
The Spirit of Vatican II: A History of Catholic Reform in America By Colleen McDannell (Basic Books, 2011) For many Catholics, the Second Vatican Council (1962...
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life By Karen Armstrong (Knopf, 2010) I read Karen Armstrong’s Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life shortly before Osama bin...
The Tree of Life Directed by Terrence Malick (Fox Searchlight, 2011) Terrence Malick’s kaleidoscopic masterpiece about, well, everything raises several...
Storks in a Blue Sky by Carol Anne Dobson (Appledrane Books, 2008) Storks in a Blue Sky is a historical romance set in England and France in 1763. It won the...
Midnight in Paris Directed by Woody Allen (Sony Pictures, 2011) When I was a doctoral student in Paris in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, I used to fantasize...
Why Stay Catholic? By Michael Leach (Loyola Press, 2011) A few years ago a Catholic publisher asked Michael Leach to write a book on “101 reasons to be...
Collapse into now R.E.M. (Nonesuch Records, 2011) From a clamorous crescendo built slowly of distorted guitars, high-toned bass, and low, rumbling drums, R.E.M...
