Article Violent Delights The acclaimed HBO series is long on philosophical ponderousness, but short on humorBy Celia WrenJune 15, 2018 Television Media
Article The Quiet Genius of ‘Rectify’ A series about the rehabilitation of an ex-prisoner yields theological and psychological insightsBy Rand Richards CooperJune 14, 2018 Television Media Theology
Article A Critical Kitchen Sink Lorrie Moore has written an engrossing critical compilation covering books, films, music, TV, and (for good measure) politicsBy Valerie SayersMay 17, 2018 Books Television Media
Feature Hipness & Humanity Things (and people) are interesting. That’s the simple and surprising thesis of HBO’s ‘High Maintenance’By Griffin OleynickApril 20, 2018 Television Secularism and Modernity
Article Travel Agents with a Side of Assassination ‘The Americans’, an FX show about Soviet spies posing as American suburbanites, redeems its excessesBy Celia WrenApril 19, 2018 Television
Article Late-Night TV Turns Political A dangerously unserious president has put our professional joke-tellers in a serious moodBy Celia WrenJanuary 13, 2018 Media Donald Trump Domestic Affairs Television
PoliticsHas Liberalism Failed? Three writers assess the claims of Patrick Deneen’s critique of liberalism; the author offers a pointed responseBy The EditorsDecember 3, 2018
ReligionLet Church Be Church Again It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing. By Carol Keehan, DCNovember 27, 2018
ReligionWhy I Came & What I Found The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by itBy Paul J. GriffithsNovember 26, 2018
ReligionWhy I Came I would like to say that I immediately flew unto Mary, to stand before her, sinful and sorrowful, but it took a long timeBy B. D. McClayNovember 24, 2018
Culture‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return By Paul BaumannDecember 4, 2018
BooksChristmas Critics Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday seasonBy The EditorsNovember 19, 2018
CollectionsWhy We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay. The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us By The EditorsDecember 3, 2018
