Arts & Culture

Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.

The Greatest Prayer

The Greatest Prayer By John Dominic Crossan (HarperOne, 2010) John Dominic Crossan, the eminent if controversial scholar of the Bible, is most well known...

The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper (Weinstein, 2010) In a season of gunslingers (True Grit) and brawlers (The Fighter), Tom Hooper has made a touching...

Little Star

Little Star by Anthony DeStefano and Illustrated by Mark Elliot (WaterBrook Press, 2010) Little Star is a tender Christmas tale about the smallest star in the...

How bland thou art

Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...

Tangled

Tangled Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard (Disney, 2010) Like dozens of its predecessors, Disney’s 50th animated feature film transforms a fairy tale...