Directed by Lee Unkrich (Disney/Pixar, 2010) In the third chapter of Pixar’s saga about a boy’s toys, the plastic and wooden playthings that fill...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years By Diarmaid MacCulloch (Viking, 2010) Haters of history often ask the point of knowing names and dates, pointing...
Mary Gauthier (Razor and Tie, 2010) Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Mary Gauthier (“go-shay”) has a voice like a rusty string on a slide guitar. But that...
Stieg Larsson Trilogy: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage, 2009), The Girl Who Played With Fire (Vintage, 2010), and The Girl Who Kicked the...
Directed by Niels Arden Oplev (Music Box Films, 2009) Fans of the late Stieg Larsson’s crime trilogy (a dark Harry Potter for adult murder mystery fans) will...
The Living Sisters (Vanguard, 2010) Nearly eight years ago in a cramped, dimly lit room illuminated by a few strings of white Christmas lights, I first became...
Your Personal Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God by Michele Elena Bondi (Joseph Karl Publishing) Your Personal Apostolate takes you on a...
Catherine of Siena: A Passionate Life by Don Brophy (Bluebridge, 2010) Don Brophy’s new biography of St. Catherine of Siena is subtitled A Passionate...
By Stephen Prothero (HarperOne, 2010) In the comparative study of religion, there are two main lines of thought, both of which use the analogy of mountain...
Natalie Merchant (Nonesuch Records, 2010) In those last few brick-and-mortar record stores still out there, you may find Leave Your Sleep in the...
