If ever we wanted another small but telling example of society hitting rock bottom, look no further than the “outrage” expressed recently and very aggressively (here are some examples) toward Vice President Mike Pence. Based […]
As it happens, it was Ash Wednesday when I casually flicked on an all-news radio station just in time to catch a quickie interview with a scientist. He’d written a book about the origin of […]
What do we love about a good mystery novel? Ever since Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction in 1841, mystery writers including Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Dean Koontz have offered […]
Evelyn Waugh’s slim and critically unappreciated novel, Helena, was something of a literary experiment for a modern master of English literature. The eponymous heroine, mother of the Emperor Constantine, talks in her youth like a […]
His family is known for olive-wood carvings sold in their shop in Bethlehem, but Robert Giacaman is becoming increasingly well known for his paintings, several of which have been at the forefront of recent papal […]
Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. is no stranger to most readers of Catholic World Report, or readers of numerous other Catholic publications and sites as well. He is one of the most prolific Catholic authors […]
You’re hit upon entering by everything from modern technological innovations to traditional works of fine art; displays of hosts and sacramental wine; Baby Jesuses, life-size saints statues, and manger scenes. Then there are the prayer […]
On March 7, at about 9 p.m., my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The doctor didn’t know if it was malignant, but as it had caused a blockage of fluid, Mark would have […]
In a stunning moment in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a staunch supporter of so-called “abortion rights,” took umbrage with one of Gorsuch’s previous written statements. As Feinstein described […]
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: L Reel Rating: (2 out of 5 reels) The last three years have seen no less than four live action adaptations of Disney animated classics (Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, […]
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