Paul Baumann

Like most human institutions, the church has long avoided telling the truth about much of its past. But that doesn’t mean its understanding of human life is false.

The sport of hurling speaks volumes about Ireland. The country’s glories and perversities are both scrutinized and celebrated in Edna O’Brien’s novels.

A new collection of essays by the famed New Yorker critic Janet Malcolm evinces her winning enthusiasm for the idiosyncratic and esoteric.

Yes, wrongdoing needs to be condemned. But Democrats can’t win over the electorate without actually connecting with it.

What is especially depressing about our current impasse, both political and ecclesial, is the sour taste it leaves in everyone’s mouth

A visit to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington occasions reflections not only on how we see, but who we think is worth seeing