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Bernadette, the Musical: ‘She Saw Something’

Set between Bernadette’s seeing the apparition and her decision to become a nun, the musical explores the curious space of doubt and faith.

Love and Hope for the Jilted

Solo Mio transcends romantic comedy tropes through the quality of the performances and by its sharply written script, which features more than one twist.

Seeking God’s Light

For Makoto Fujimura, the studio is a place of aesthetic and spiritual encounter, one that embodies what he calls his Silk Road journey.

Mind the Gaps in Liturgy Studies

Those who teach liturgy will find some essays in this collection helpful for students, but they will need to be discerning in their selection.

Celebrating Kitsch—God’s Embrace of Our Life & Death

Christ emptied himself, becoming one of us in all our ragged fleshiness. In his cruciform embrace of our ordinary death is our salvation.

Cawston and Its Apostles

It must have been hard not to believe the Catholic and apostolic faith with these vivid depictions of the apostles staring at you squarely as you attended Mass.

Fifty Years of Stained Glass

Bryan Marshall trained in England for three months, then sold his grand piano (netting about £300), traveled to London, and took his first transatlantic flight to John F. Kennedy Airport.

When the Church Is Just a Building

In the Northeast and the West Coast of America, the unapologetic intention of building the sacred is foundering on the rocks of the same change Europe experienced two generations ago.

Westminster’s Martyrs: A Brave and Startling Faith

The call to martyrdom is a call to witness, and these essays underscore the understanding that martyrs bear witness in their contexts and circumstances.

Beauty and Bleakness in Train Dreams

When Train Dreams leaves aside the messaging and philosophizing, it weaves a spell and draws you into its world.

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