Magazine

January 27, 2017

v.144 n.2

Attica Correctional Facility / photo by Jayu from Harrisburg, PA - Wikimedia

Article

'Blood in the Water'

Heather Ann Thompson’s powerful book on the Attica prison uprising of 1971 forces us to think about how methods of incarceration are contrary to our core values.

January 17, 2017

Article

A Kangaroo in the Vatican

Cinematic in style, leisurely in pace, and preposterously farfetched in narrative premise, "The Young Pope" is by its creator's description also about solitude.

By Celia Wren

January 12, 2017

Theology

Television

Palestinian woman looks out a bus window in Hebron, West Bank / CNS photo

Article

Stop the Settlements

John Kerry's argument is commonsensical: Given the threats Israel faces, does it really want to intensify conflict in the West Bank? How does that help the region?

By The Editors

January 10, 2017

Article

India’s Trump

To Americans accustomed to cashless transactions, it's difficult to convey the shock the Indian economy has suffered since Modi’s demonetization policy took effect.

By Jo McGowan

January 5, 2017

Columnists

Foreign Affairs

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 14 / CNS photo

Article

Doctrinal Authority in the Francis Era

One of the most important contributions Pope Francis is making to the church concerns his efforts to exercise the kind of pastoral magisterium Pope John hoped for.

By Richard R. Gaillardetz

December 19, 2016

Secularism and Modernity

Synod on the Family

Vatican II

Article

Poem | Caterpillar

"When once I was annihilated, / like a candle flame blown out, / I knew not where or whence I was"

By Joe Ricciardi

January 12, 2017

Poetry

Article

Last Word: Father Hood

Fr. Charles Dismas Clark, SJ was known as the Hoodlum Priest. Clark openly criticized the church and society for their attitude toward convicted men.

January 11, 2017

Article

Bookmarks | Consumed By Ideas

Like Dostoevsky and like Karan Mahajan, Jonathan Lee reminds us of what happens when we allow our souls to be consumed by an idea.

By Anthony Domestico

January 11, 2017

Books

Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling in 'La La Land' / Lionsgate

Article

'La La Land' & 'Silence'

"La La Land" pays tribute to, and revives, the glittery, glamoury musicals of the 1940s; "Silence" is a kind of breakthrough for Martin Scorsese: a new quiet.

By Rand Richards Cooper

January 11, 2017

Movies

Article

Obama's Post-Presidential Life

Obama could be pushed toward a larger post-presidential role if Trump proves to be as profound a threat as his opponents fear.

January 5, 2017

Article

An Interview with Martin Scorsese

The director talks about growing up on the Lower East Side, his early dream of making a film about Jesus in New York City, and what led him to Endo's "Silence."

By Rand Richards Cooper

December 15, 2016

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January 27, 2017

Article

'Blood in the Water'

Article

A Kangaroo in the Vatican

Article

Stop the Settlements

Article

India’s Trump

Article

Doctrinal Authority in the Francis Era

Article

Poem | Caterpillar

Article

Last Word: Father Hood

Article

Bookmarks | Consumed By Ideas

Article

'La La Land' & 'Silence'

Article

Obama's Post-Presidential Life

Article

An Interview with Martin Scorsese

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