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Under a Watchful Gaze

For expatriate poet A.E. Stallings, selfhood is always relational. It’s not what we see that makes us who we are, but rather what sees us

December 15, 2018

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The Place Up Ahead

The new Coen Brothers western refreshes and deepens the genre, puncturing cheap grace with a meditation on death

By Jared Lucky

December 14, 2018

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“A Bronx Tale”

Reeking of exhaust and incinerators, the Bronx was full of pizzerias, German and Jewish delis, and Irish bars—in other words, it was home

By Peter Quinn

December 12, 2018

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December 14, 2018

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‘It’s Up to God’

Contrary to the paranoia encouraged by the Trump administration, migrants are people of deep faith, guilty only of looking for a home

December 11, 2018

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There & Back Again

A collection of stocking stuffers for a commuter you love

December 8, 2018

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Venerable Beads

I didn’t have a rosary to lend my husband. Which made me wonder: Where do you buy a rosary?

By Regina Munch

December 7, 2018

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Has Liberalism Failed?

Three writers assess the claims of Patrick Deneen’s critique of liberalism; the author offers a pointed response

By The Editors

December 3, 2018

Religion

Let Church Be Church Again

It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing.

By Carol Keehan, DC

November 27, 2018

Religion

Why I Came & What I Found

The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by it

By Paul J. Griffiths

November 26, 2018

Religion

Why I Came

I would like to say that I immediately flew unto Mary, to stand before her, sinful and sorrowful, but it took a long time

By B. D. McClay

November 24, 2018

Culture

‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited

However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return

By Paul Baumann

December 4, 2018

Books

Christmas Critics

Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday season

By The Editors

November 19, 2018

Collections

Why We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay.

The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us

By The Editors

December 3, 2018

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