Nathaniel Hunter

Today’s crises feel familiar because they are. But people have always shown up, encouraging the country to be the best version of itself.

“What stands out to me about this year’s awards is how strongly they recognize the heart of our editorial mission: thoughtful reporting and theologically grounded reflections.”

Philip Kolin's new collection offers a poet's-eye view of the life of one of Catholicism's most misunderstood saints.

'Marcel on the Train' tells of Marcel Marceau's work in the French Jewish Resistance, helping children escape the Nazis.

In “The Way of Dante,” scholar Richard Hughes Gibson explores how several English writers, among them C.S. Lewis, sought to promote Dante as a writer for all times and places.

This month, the books we loved were focused on Israel-Palestine, including “Discipline” and “The Future is Peace.”

The author of the acclaimed bestseller “The Artist’s Way” believes creative practice is our gift back to God.

How should one who wishes to travel ethically think about economics, sustainability, and culture? Is it even ethical to travel in the first place? Take our survey.

Almost from its beginnings, the U.S. movie industry has been associated with liberal politics. In the 1930s, most of Hollywood’s actors actively supported Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and his antifascist foreign policy; FDR returned the favor by addressing the 1940 Academy Awards ceremony. Later, Hollywood stars played prominent roles in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, both as celebrity attention-grabbers and deep-pocketed donors, and a few years later, many actors were prominent in the Vietnam antiwar movement.

Pope Leo's first encyclical draws on various Catholic traditions and represents a significant contribution to political theology.