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Cathlick Lit

A review of Faithful Passages: American Catholicism in Literary Culture, 1844–1931? Continue Reading »

7 Dec 2014 0

When the Media Exploits Your Cause

Student activists need to be wary, not so much of hoaxers in their midst as of hucksters in the media. Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2014 0

First Links — 12.5.14

by Editors

The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Roman Catholic Thought That Shape Contemporary Dogmatic Theology
Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Zondervan Academic

Mecca: From Shrine to Shopping Mall
Justin Marozzi, The Spectator

Smile, You’re Speaking Emoji
Adam Sternbergh, New York Magazine

5 Dec 2014 0

Every few days I pick up Emily Dickinson’s poems and sample three or four lyrics. I would call them a calming reprieve from the bustle of the day, but that epithet doesn’t quite fit the verse. It’s more like an arresting spotlight on existence. Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2014 0

First Links — 12.4.14

by Editors

China Bans Wordplay in an Attempt at Pun Control
Tania Branigan, The Guardian

Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale, by Marina Warner
Eilis NiDhuibhne, The Irish Times

Orpheus Alone
Mark Strand, Poetry Foundation

4 Dec 2014 0

Leonard Cohen, Culture Warrior?

by J.L. Wall

In Leonard Cohen’s twelfth studio album, Popular Problems, he depicts himself as a prophet on the run, defending small, quiet truths against constantly changing cultural noise.
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3 Dec 2014 0