February 2019

Article

Uncle Sam without Whiskers

Readers with an eye for American history will discover a fascinating account of the intersection of war and celebrity in a new book on Bing Crosby

By Andrew J. Bacevich

February 24, 2019

Article

Tenacious Accompaniment

The Polish director’s tale of a continent-spanning love, set in an era of geopolitical turmoil, grapples with betrayal, memory, and time

By J.E. McBride

February 23, 2019

Movies

Article

Women, Men, and The Diaconate

The concept of dialectical promotion, not complementarity, can help us better understand male-female relations in the Catholic Church

By Rita Ferrone

February 21, 2019

Women in the Church

Vatican II

Pope Francis

Article

Letter From California

Fires, disasters, and scandals: Californians have seen it all. They know how to adapt, and hang on

By Kaya Oakes

February 21, 2019

Higher Education

Economy

U.S. Catholicism

Article

Eamon Duffy’s ‘Royal Books and Holy Bones’

Essays by a master medievalist, ranging from painting to purgatory, monasticism to monarchy highlight the fact that Christianity has long been materialistic

By Francis Oakley

February 20, 2019

Article

Notes from the Classroom

Reckoning with the ways our church falls short carves out space for the possibility that we might do better

By Mary Kate Holman

February 19, 2019

Article

The Fix Is Not In

The breakup of the Amazon deal in New York reveals the growing public distaste for corporate welfare

By Paul Moses

February 19, 2019

Economy

Social Justice

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