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We shouldn’t shelter our kids from fairy tales’ dark themes

Heather King|Nov 8, 2024|4 Min Read

Illustration of Huckleberry Finn and Jim. (Shutterstock)

Is this new take on Huckleberry Finn the kind of fiction Pope Francis likes?

Msgr. Richard Antall|Sep 5, 2024|5 Min Read

Library

Stop and read: Pope praises spiritual value of literature and poetry

Cindy Wooden|Aug 5, 2024|4 Min Read

Illustration to Anton Chekov’s “In the Cart,” by Alexander Apsit, 1880-1943, Russian. (Wikipedia)

Why we need good fiction

Heather King|Oct 6, 2023|4 Min Read

"Ulysses," 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)

Why you shouldn’t bother reading ‘Ulysses’ on its 100th anniversary

Msgr. Richard Antall|Sep 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Along Oxford’s beautiful Addison’s Walk, C.S. Lewis (Nicholas Ralph, right) and his friend J.R.R. Tolkien (Tom Glenister) discuss Jesus as the myth that became fact in the film "The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis." | © Fellowship for Performing Arts

New film about C.S. Lewis’ struggle to believe has something for everyone

Msgr. Richard Antall|Dec 13, 2021|5 Min Read

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A Catholic ‘chain mail’ against indoctrination

Robert Brennan|Mar 25, 2021|4 Min Read

"Dante's Divine Comedy," 1465, by Domenico di Michelino in Duomo Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore Church, Florence, Italy. (Bill Perry/Shutterstock)

A 2020 rereading of ‘The Divine Comedy’

Robert Brennan|Nov 6, 2020|4 Min Read

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Learning from our kids’ scary stories

Msgr. Richard Antall|Sep 9, 2020|6 Min Read

A residence hall formerly named for Flannery O'Connor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore is seen in this undated photo. It is being renamed for Sister Thea Bowman. (CNS photo/courtesy Loyola University Maryland via Catholic Review)

The irony of the canceling of Flannery O’Connor

Msgr. Richard Antall|Aug 26, 2020|5 Min Read

"David in Prayer," by Willem Vrelant, early 1460s. (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Scholar hopes new book helps readers reclaim the Christian imagination

Jane Greer|Jul 27, 2020|7 Min Read

Flannery O'Connor in an undated photo. “Flannery: The Storied Life of the Writer from Georgia,” a documentary about the life and writings of Catholic writer O'Connor, opens in select virtual cinemas nationwide July 17. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (CNS photo/courtesy 11th Street Lot)

Could Flannery O’Connor be the writer our world needs?

Sophia Martinson|Jul 21, 2020|5 Min Read

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