‘The Open Destiny of Life’ Kirstin Valdez Quade speaks on the value of vulnerability, the religious history of the American southwest, and the importance of empathy in fiction Fiction Spirituality
‘Tell Me Your Story’ Maria Hinojosa speaks about her career in media, her recent memoir, and the changing cultural and political landscape in America. Latin America Spirituality
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
Baseball & Borders On this episode, theologian Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández talks with us about baseball, the border, and race. Race Sports
Story as Ceremony Celebrated author George Saunders shares his thoughts on what makes great fiction work. Fiction Spirituality
The Second Catholic President What kind of Catholic is Joe Biden? And what prospects does his presidency hold for the bitterly divided U.S. Church? U.S. Catholicism Politics
PoliticsTell Me Your Story For Maria Hinojosa, journalism requires shedding light on the people who have been ignored by mainstream narratives.By Regina MunchApril 6, 2021
ReligionWhat We’ve Been Missing This year has taught us in an unprecedented way what it means to hope for resurrection.By Roberto J. De La NovalApril 3, 2021
CultureThe House of Merrill Letters from James Merrill and verse from poets who follow him, all exploring arcana with surprising rhymes and intricate musicality.By Anthony DomesticoApril 9, 2021
BooksHope for Suffering Souls Kirstin Valdez Quade’s new novel centers around the radical promise of the Crucifixion.By Valerie SayersMarch 30, 2021
Books‘A Providentialism Without God’ Three new books interrogate America’s most cherished illusion.By Eugene McCarraherMarch 29, 2021
CollectionsNational Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.By The EditorsApril 7, 2021
