Magazine

December 16, 2016

v.143 n.20

Article

The 'Madness' of Mercy

It is worth stopping to reflect on what Francis has described as “the very foundation of the church’s life,” now, while the Year of Mercy remains fresh in our minds.

By The Editors

November 30, 2016

Secularism and Modernity

Social Justice

Synod on the Family

Article

'Moonlight'

The rewards for close attention to every scene and shot in "Moonlight" are the same as those for any patient reading of Henry James serpentine sentences.

By Richard Alleva

November 30, 2016

Movies

Article

An Exchange on 'Christ's Rabble'

Simeon Zahl offers thoughts and comments on David Bentley Hart’s "blistering reflection on the economic ethics of the first Christians," and Hart responds.

By Simeon Zahl and David Bentley Hart

December 5, 2016

Theology

Continuing the Conversation

Poverty

Social Justice

Article

Priest, Writer, Mentor, Misfit

Henri Nouwen, a Pierrot-like figure with many masks, turned personal vulnerability into spiritual exploration, addressing other people’s pain by sharing his own.

By Michael W. Higgins

December 5, 2016

Article

Letters | What Not to Do at Mass

A priest responds to Michael Peppard's post on liturgical annoyances, adding some recommendations for priests and congregants alike.

By The Editors

December 2, 2016

Letters

Liturgy

Article

Poem | Stones at Late Evening

By William Meyer

December 1, 2016

Poetry

Article

Don't Scatter the Ashes

Fond memories and beautiful places are fine, but they are not all that matters. Indeed, there is a “Catholic way of doing things” when it comes to death.

November 30, 2016

Article

Waiting by the Jesse Tree

In the midst of pre-Christmas celebrating, it can be hard to convince my kids that Advent exists at all. But we have a secret weapon for making it real.

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

November 30, 2016

U.S. Catholicism

Columnists

Spirituality

Article

Last Word: Make Patriotism Great Again

Bishop George Berkeley was one of the most interesting men of his age. Even today, his philosophical maxims are correctives to the abuses of patriotism.

November 30, 2016

Article

'The Moth Snowstorm'

Michael McCarthy's lifetime of engagement with the natural world—fueled by joy and wonder—is recounted in this book of memoir, reportage, and natural history.

By Philip Connors

November 30, 2016

Books

Environment

Article

'The Work of the Dead'

Thomas W. Laqueur writes a richly annotated, indexed, illustrated, and thorough-going study of Western Europe’s management of mortality.

November 30, 2016

Article

'The Feud'

Alex Beam has been bold enough to write a book about the struggle between two mighty literary opposites of the last century: Edmund Wilson and Vladimir Nabokov.

By William H. Pritchard

November 30, 2016

Books

Article

'Shylock Is My Name'

Shylock Is My Name is both a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and a sequel to it. The book’s prose is well wrought and its plot enjoyably twisty.

By Alexi Sargeant

November 30, 2016

Books

Article

Holy Cities

In the artist Brian Whelan’s vision of a holy city, the old order of distrust, violence, and tears has passed away.

By Bernard G. Prusak

November 30, 2016

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December 16, 2016

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The 'Madness' of Mercy

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'Moonlight'

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An Exchange on 'Christ's Rabble'

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Priest, Writer, Mentor, Misfit

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Letters | What Not to Do at Mass

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Poem | Stones at Late Evening

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Don't Scatter the Ashes

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Waiting by the Jesse Tree

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Last Word: Make Patriotism Great Again

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'The Moth Snowstorm'

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'The Work of the Dead'

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'The Feud'

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'Shylock Is My Name'

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Holy Cities

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