Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Uncovering the Christian Past: New and Notable Books
Several books on some aspect of the history of Christianity have recently come my way. “The Most…
Dimes Square: An Oral History (ft. Nick Allen)
In this episode, Sovereign House and Reign founder Nick Allen joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Dimes…
Admiration as Inspiration (ft. Elizabeth Corey)
In this episode, Elizabeth Corey joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her…
Lyric as Disclosure
Back in 2014, my wife and I bought a house on six acres of land several miles…
Robert Duvall’s Faithful Art
Robert Duvall, one of Hollywood’s most versatile and admired actors, has died at the age of ninety-five.…
Sinners and the Rise of Feminine Spirituality
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the most nominated film in Oscar history, is the biggest example of Hollywood’s new…
The Testament of Ann Lee Shakes with Conviction
The Shaker name looms large in America’s material history. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts an entire…
What Virgil Teaches America (ft. Spencer Klavan)
In this episode, Spencer A. Klavan joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about…
“Wuthering Heights” Is for the TikTok Generation
Director Emerald Fennell knows how to tap into a zeitgeist. Her 2020 film Promising Young Woman captured…
How Hipsters Gave Us Trump
Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was powered by its embrace of the white working class. It also…
Canticle of All Creatures
2026 is the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis was not only…
Terrarium
Look, here is grief,Her humid circuit riding, And here is God,Abiding. And here warm graceRuns down the lichen’s…
Hard Stop
So gradually, it seemed, the wayThings pass: the ice cube in the glassDisappears in a pool of…
Long Days
To my brother John. What happened to long days,the ones whose ends we couldn’tfathom till they came,and…
Caravaggio’s “Conversion of St. Paul”
(in the Cerasi Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo) Paul lies sprawled beneath his…
