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Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election is surprising—but don't call it unprecedented. It happened once before, in 1968.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
The contributions of Walter J. Ong, S.J., to American letters are countless, and he remains a renowned figure in the study of communications, literacy, group psychology and mass media.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
John Gregory Dunne had a unique ability in his writing—fiction or not—to show the saintly and the sinner all at once.
FaithExplainer
Friday’s announcement that Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò had incurred a ‘latae sententiae’ excommunication sent many reporters (and more than a few Catholics) looking for some clarity. Here’s what you need to know.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Benedict, abbot, by James T. Keane
FaithExplainer
Vandalizing another culture's sacred art is not a heroic act. It is an example of resistance to inculturation, part of the process by which the faith has become rooted in disparate cultures throughout history.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Tom Wolfe would have loved to write about a debate between a billionaire former president who is also a convicted felon and an octogenarian sitting president whose public mental lapses are vociferously denied by many of his own confidantes.
FaithFaith and Reason
These African theologians are all in on the synod—and want to make it a permanent part of the church
A gathering of scholars last week in Nairobi focused on the theological foundations of synodality and the contributions of African theologians to the synodal process.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
The longtime 'America' illustrator John Hapgood served in World War II in the “Ghost Army,” a unit dedicated to deception and trickery that ran 21 different ersatz military campaigns between D-Day and the surrender of Germany in May 1945.
FaithShort Take
The Catholic Theological Society of America honored Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., with the John Courtney Murray Award, its highest honor, this past weekend in Baltimore.