Article ‘A Playwright of Ideas’ A new biography of Tom Stoppard explores the charmed life of a generous, talented writer. By Anthony Domestico March 18, 2021 biography Arts Media
Article The Antics of the Turnips On making the smallest actions into acts of love By St. Rafael Arnáiz March 17, 2021 Spirituality The Last Word
Feature Carceral Aesthetics An exhibit at MoMA PS1 teaches visitors to see the cruelty the prison system tries to hide, and to think expansively about a world in which prisons no longer exist. By Griffin Oleynick March 16, 2021 Arts Media Social Justice
Article Excavating the Future Mike Davis has always been a student of the future. 2020 was the year his predictions came true. By John Thomason March 15, 2021 Books Coronavirus
Article An Uncommon Tendency At the London Review of Books, Mary-Kay Wilmers discovered her rhythm as an author, and helped others discover theirs as an editor. By Anthony Domestico March 14, 2021 Media Books
Article Parking Lot Revelations In “parking lot” conversations, removed from official channels, women of faith can often express themselves with greater honesty. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan March 14, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Women in the Church
Article Sins of Omission Far-right Catholic media promotes COVID-19 denialism and conspiracy theories in the guise of legitimate journalism. By Paul Moses March 13, 2021 Coronavirus Media U.S. Catholicism
Article Becoming the Church We Say We Are How can we build a Catholic Church that cares about racial equality and acknowledges the work of the Black Lives Matter movement? By John Gehring March 12, 2021 Race U.S. Catholicism Nonfiction Bishops
Article A Happy Contrarian A new collection of interviews with René Girard offers insight into the complexity of his ideas and the process through which he came to them. By Costică Brădăţan March 12, 2021 Philosophy Nonfiction
Why We Pray Can we “converse” with God? Why can prayer be so difficult, sometimes even impossible? And is there a right way to do it? Spirituality U.S. Catholicism
