Culture

'Stranger Things' is a fairy tale for our age

By Rebecca Bratten Weiss

Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2026 edition)

By Nate Tinner-Williams, Black Catholic Messenger

Religious-themed brick sets hold appeal for children and adults in digital age

By Andrew Esensten, Religion News Service

Hive mind: What Apple TV's 'Pluribus' teaches us about freedom, faith and joinership

By David Drury

Amid fringe and confetti, 'The End of an Era' promotes Catholic social teaching

By Lindsay Simpson

How Jude Nnam revolutionized Nigerian Catholic music

By Michael Aromolaran

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

By Christian Goodwillie, The Conversation
Book Reviews

RNS' top 10 religion and spirituality books of 2025

By Amanda Koehn, Religion News Source

2025's films cast rescue as spiritual labor and ethical imperative

By Jose Solís
Book Reviews

'Twas a fight before Christmas in 1906, casting light on immigration past and present

By Tom Deignan

10 new Christmas movies for every holiday mood

By Princess Jones

Jane Austen, on her 250th birthday, has spiritual lessons for Christians today

By Nancy Fitzgerald

Films tell story of African American Catholics' legacy, church's ministry to Native Americans

By Kurt Jensen, OSV News

A very Catholic 'Knives Out': Rian Johnson talks priests, forgiveness and complicated faith

By Zachary Lee

Sin, grace and absolution weave through 'Wake Up Dead Man'

By Michael O'Connell

'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' offers repackaged oppression

By Elizabeth Hamilton
Book Reviews

Rebecca Bratten Weiss deconstructs the 'Catholic literary imagination'

By Jeannine M. Pitas

In 'The Carpenter's Son,' a teenage Jesus wrestles with power and compassion

By Jose Solís

Rosalía's 'Lux': A pop album as mystical prayer

By Jean P. Kelly

The challenging moral landscape of author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked'

By Jim McDermott

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