The writing of Wilfrid Sheed offers a rare kind of euphoria: a sense that he is determined to give the reader as much amusement as he had writing the piece.
There is an obvious tension between how to be “successful” on social media and how to represent the Catholic faith. Why is the Vatican ignoring this fact?
In the face of advanced AI, we must find an alternative to the blind enthusiasm and lazy fatalism that usually characterizes American discussions about technology.
Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.
For filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi, Pope Francis is a revolutionary, a man who calls on us to imagine a better world. But being a revolutionary comes with loneliness.
An exhibition celebrates Lalo Alcaraz—the author of the first Latino-themed nationally syndicated political comic strip. It’s classic Alcaraz: direct and very funny.
It is no secret that local newspapers have struggled mightily in the age of digital media. Paul Baumann explains why he continues to support his local paper in 2023.
A recent spate of “eat-the-rich” shows and films—including the Oscar-nominated ‘Triangle of Sadness’—fail to offer any alternative to the ethos of the ultra-wealthy.
Nothing in the tragic history of Catholic anti-Jewish action rivals the blood libel for horror and folly. How can we understand these accusations of ritual murder?
The rise of AI will generate cultural content designed not to be original or even to say anything, but to produce, like a drug, the same experience, again and again.
In 2022, our contributors covered a lot of ground, from the synod on synodality, to the Ukraine war, to the threat of climate change. Here are some of our favorites.
It’s been 50 years since the deaths of Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente. These two complex icons have been transformed into saints in the church of baseball.
We're seeing an unbinding of the deep affinity between representations of culture and Catholic culture. How did Catholicism come to be seen as the enemy?
An essential new memoir conveys the fundamental emotions behind child migration—love and longing, loss and trauma—from the perspective of a young Salvadoran boy.
A new book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken,’ a groundbreaking crossover album that revealed marvelous sonic vistas.
