Publisher Scott Richert writes that “fiction, like poetry, is the most important thing one can read outside of Scripture … Good fiction feeds and shapes the moral imagination, helping us to explore what it means to be human without reenacting in our
In 1985, at Cornell University’s Chekhov Festival, Walker Percy gave a pessimistic lecture entitled “Diagnosing the Modern Malaise” (later published in his collection of essays, “Signposts in a Strange Land”). Among the gloomier of Percy’s observations is that “most contemporary novelists have
One of the primary ways throwaway culture works — especially in a consumer culture like ours, which tries to hide the equal dignity of those found to be too burdensome or otherwise inconvenient — is by using language that makes them easier
Bruce Springsteen’s now-legendary debut album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,” was released on January 5, 1973. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the themes of the album and the moral lessons Springsteen attempts to convey
Writer Simcha Fisher takes a unique look at the death and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. As we mourn his passing, she writes, we must resist the temptation to bicker and argue and point fingers and take sides, as so many
What does “The Godfather” have to do with friendship and justice? Kenneth Craycraft unpacks it in his latest column: “One of my holiday rituals is to re-watch my favorite movie, ‘The Godfather.’ While the film is not an exact fit in the
In his latest column, Russell Shaw encourages readers to turn on their radio on January 28 to hear the matinee broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” an opera about martyred nuns during the French Revolution.
For the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this year, Catholics for Choice sent out an email with the subject line: “Mary had a choice. So, should we all.” Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez writes how “there are people of good will who believe
If you have been following the development of the largest crowdfunded series about the life of Christ, “The Chosen,” then you will be enthralled with Season 3’s first two episodes, which are now in theaters. If you have not seen “The Chosen,”
Set to debut on November 18 in over 2,000 theaters nationwide, Season 3 of “The Chosen,” the dynamic and intimate portrayal of the life of Jesus, promises moments that will especially delight the series’ Catholic audience. Series creator Dallas Jenkins said the