Let England Shake P. J. Harvey (Vagrant Records, 2011) England’s reputation as an island of eccentrics is longstanding, and for the past two decades P. J...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier Beauvois (Why Not Productions, 2011) While accepting an award for his film, the French director of “Of Gods and Men” said...
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men by Father Richard Rohr (Loyola Press, 2010) Something has gone terribly wrong when a...
Think and Act Anew By Father Larry Snyder (Orbis, 2010) “If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day,” goes the old saying, “but if you teach him to fish...
Hollywood celebrates the best in film from the past year with the Academy Awards show this weekend. What were your favorite movies of the year? Share your...
What do gangsters and ballerinas have in common? A deadly drive, according to the latest dance thriller Black Swan. Black Swan is a movie about the ballet in...
The Fighter Directed by David O. Russell (Paramount, 2010) Boxing films are invariably tales of lion-hearted toughs from the wrong side of the tracks...
City of Refuge Abigail Washburn (Rounder Records, 2011) The banjo is the most American of instruments, arriving with the slaves from West Africa but quickly...
The Sacraments We Celebrate: A Catholic Guide to the Seven Mysteries of Faith by Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi (Ave Maria Press, 2010) In the introduction to The...
It may take true grit to avenge a murder, but the gritty truth is that revenge only works in the movies. I grew up watching Westerns like other boomers, so...
