Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Leave Joy Alone
C S. Lewis has never been my favorite Christian writer. I admit this sheepishly, given his stature.…
Why Homeschool?
My father used to quiz us at the kitchen table, my older brother and me, during dinner.…
Song of Thanksgiving
The Catholic Beethovenby nicholas chongoxford university, 336 pages, $99 On the cover of Nicholas Chong’s new book,…
Endless Shuffle
Mood Machine:The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfectby liz pellyatria/one signal, 288 pages, $28.99…
What We’ve Been Reading—March
Virginia Aabram I’m reading two books this Lent, the first of which is a reminder of what…
The Rise and Fall of Urban Frump
In 2021 a friend sent me a video of a bizarre fashion show. The models paraded through…
How Disney Killed Snow White
Disney’s live action version of Snow White, a spectacular flop at the box office, continues to get…
Snow What?
The editors discuss the live-action Snow White, Disney’s biggest flop in recent memory. Did the star hijack…
Faith in the Modern Age: New and Notable Books
Lots of new books are documenting the difficulties of faith at the present time, as well as…
Omnis in Scripturas
Out in some wild place, there stands a prophet. He is alone with the elements and his…
Andy Warhol’s Sacraments
Andy Warhol’s reproductions of popular brand logos have sparked debate as to whether he is playfully critiquing…
In Search of Turkish Delight
In a final scene of Dorothy Sayers’s 1930 novel Strong Poison, a murderer devours a large quantity…
My Family and Other Gnostics
A funny story is almost never improved by an assiduous concern for facts. Case in point: Gerald…
What We’ve Been Reading—February
R. R. Reno As a teenager, I was an aspiring rock climber. At eighteen, I found myself…
The Catholics Reviving Renaissance-Style Arts Patronage
A cohort of American Catholic patrons of the arts sense the time is ripe for another Renaissance.…
