The late poet Saskia Hamilton's book 'All Souls' is a meditation of "tentative hope," reckoning with her own imminent death.

"For me, the exclusion of women from ordination is the most important issue facing the Church today because it results in so much pain."

Clarice Lispector's 'The Apple in the Dark' wrestles with the limits of language, seeking language to crack the glass between us and reality.

"The week before I gave birth to my son, I went to the library and checked out some novels."

A seemingly trivial change to New Jersey’s ballot design is good news for the future of democracy in America.

Poet Philip Metres writes for those who have not been welcomed, who have found the way hard and the door closed.

Steven D. Smith asks: How can we judge anyone's actions if the individual is just following their own conscience?

The Met exhibition contemplates the power of the gaze in the Harlem Renaissance.

While consumers continue to struggle, grocery chains have used Covid as an excuse to raise profit margins.

The subordination of women is intimately intertwined with the colonial mindset of the Church. How can we address both together?

Apple's Vision Pro signals that the tech industry will keep trying to strip-mine human consciousness for value no matter the consequences.

Internet trolls are nothing new. But Jason Hannan's book explains how social media has made them much, much worse.

Once more, the shadow of Pete Rose and his unforgivable sin hovers over another MLB season.

Denmark is a historical anomaly: the world’s first socialist monarchy.

The Vatican’s failure to carefully distinguish between “gender theory” and the varied experiences of actual transgender people risks further alienating those that already feel rejected by the Church.

Kennedy's campaign appeals to nostalgia and is motivated by a sense of dynastic entitlement.

Time and again, Biden has sought to temper Netanyahu’s “over-the-top” assault but failed to impose meaningful limits on military support.