Kenneth Craycraft, an OSV columnist, is a professor of moral theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati and author of “Citizens Yet Strangers: Living Authentically Catholic in a Divided America" (OSV Books).
In his latest album, “Shadow Kingdom,” Bob Dylan offers a mesmerizing portrayal of an artist whose work is never finished. Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores Dylan’s album, in which the veteran singer/songwriter reimagines pieces from his catalog and makes them
With Season 3 of the Apple+ streaming show “Ted Lasso” having recently finished, writer Kenneth Craycraft looks at what made the show so special — and so Catholic. He writes: “The show is built around the fundamental Catholic principle of the solidarity
At 81 years old, iconic singer-songwriter Paul Simon recently released a surprising new album in which he clearly contemplates aging, death and what comes next. Columnist Kenneth Craycraft looks at what Catholics can take from this new release: “It would be too
With ordination season upon us, seminary professor Kenneth Craycraft draws a parallel between the High Priest Melchizedek of the Old Testament, the unnamed priest in Graham Greene’s “The Power and the Glory” and so many diocesan and religious priests who minister to
Time magazine once called Lucinda Williams America’s greatest songwriter — a distinction with which columnist Kenneth Craycraft heartily agrees. Williams has penned a new memoir, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” "Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You" is
A book review in the May 27, 1923, edition of The New York Times opined, "there seems to be no reason why … Lord Peter should not become one of the best-known and best-liked among the many amateur detectives of fiction." Thus
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft discusses the difficulties of supporting people with gender dysphoria or who identify as transgender due to the dominance of other groups and ideologies that distort the issues, making it difficult to have meaningful conversations. Craycraft endorses a recent column
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft looks at the decision by Puffin Books in the United Kingdom to publish books by Roald Dahl that have been removed or changed “hundreds of words and phrases that Puffin has determined violate canons of sensitivity and inclusivity.” An
As we begin the Easter season, columnist Kenneth Craycraft looks at how Christ’s resurrection changed the political landscape in this earthly city (to use St. Augustine’s phrase) for all of eternity. He writes: “While we are dual citizens, the law of the
On the eve of the Easter Triduum, columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the dichotomy of what we think of as political power and the ideal ushered in by the actions of Jesus during Holy Week. Craycraft shows readers “that following Christ has profound