December 2017

Eric Pankey’s varied poems let us feel the force of the ethereal in the particular and mundane

The importance of Francis’s response to Argentine bishops on Amoris Laetitia

Alice McDermott and Kirstin Valdez Quade on the importance of place, how Catholicism has influenced their work, and representations of immigrants in fiction

In ‘The Bureau,’ a spy learns that the rules are for the common good

Layli Long Soldier’s poetry replies to the U.S. government’s apology to Native Americans and Julia Cameron offers concrete tools for fostering creativity

Faith is faith—even a bankrupt, cynical, and desperate faith in a bankrupt, cynical, and desperate man

During this trying year, a collection of poetry that people—young and old—can simply enjoy