'Young Radicals' follows progressives' pursuit of ideals into World War I
Book Review, Part 2: The most fascinating part of Jeremy McCarter's book comes when the U.S. enters the war, and the young radicals face a dangerous new world.
Media
Preview: Play draws Mary from Bible and Quran
If the political discourse of the last year contained any theological lesson, it's that Americans could benefit from greater religious literacy. One place to start might be to examine which stories our faiths share in common.
That is the hope of "Mary/Maryam," a new play by Victoria Rue that explores the life of the mother of Jesus as she is presented in the Christian Scriptures and in the Quran.
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Environmental crisis meets sexism in 'Handmaid's Tale'
Eco Catholic: Atwood's wisdom in drawing The Handmaid's Tale from infertility rates and nonfictional stories about women gives us a way to understand the codes under the statistics.
Don't glorify terrorism -- offer hope
NCR Today: The media's video loops of people running and screaming and reports of numbers killed feed more terrorism, while long-term strategies to end the violence get ignored.
At Cannes, Wim Wenders talks about making movies that matter
Cannes Film Festival: Pope Francis recently granted a series of film interviews with legendary German director Wim Wenders that form the basis of "Pope Francis — A Man of His Word."
'After the Storm': Flawed humanity compassionately observed
Movie Review: It's refreshing to watch a film that doesn't try hard to win you with manipulative plot turns and cinematic artifice but simply presents a small story told by a filmmaker who is a compassionate observer.
Hollywood composer writes Mass for his mother
Most sons send their mom a card or flowers for Mother's Day. Film composer Stephen Edwards, a Catholic, wrote his mom a requiem Mass, that was performed at the Vatican.
Church Militant's nonsense not authentically Catholic
The Atlantic video on Church Militant and its founder was fascinating and frustrating — in part because it provides no context to what Church Militant does.
Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' presents striking oppression, silent sisterhood
Series review: "The Handmaid's Tale," a new series streaming on Hulu, is about personhood, identity, freedom and abuse of power.
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June 16-29, 2017
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