“Do you want to play?” Leave it to the endearing and ever insightful Toy Story series to turn such a childhood question into a fraught and penetrating...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
The Sheep Detectives Directed by Kyle Balda (Amazon MGM Studios, 2026) “Who is God?” Not far into the film, The Sheep Detectives, out of the mouths of sheep...
Why do we like to watch people shoot one another? On film and television screens, we shock, frighten, and torment ourselves with scenes of killing. We scare...
Over Your Dead Body Directed by Jorma Taccone (Independent Film Company, 2026) Over Your Dead Body is a lot of things. It is not just a comedy; it is an action...
In Guns We Trust By William J. Kole, Broadleaf Books, 2025 In the United States today, many Christians offer unwavering support for gun access and use, even to...
Since ChatGPT was unleashed upon us in 2022, we’ve heard dire warnings about the ultimate effect of artificial intelligence (AI) on human society and even the...
Art Is How God Loves Us By Meridith Hite Estevez (Broadleaf Books, 2026) Google’s AI Overview would likely take one look at the floral cover, trendy title, and...
C.M. Howell is a theologian, author, and musician. In 1970, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, country artist Johnny Cash recorded his friend Kris...
The Things I Didn’t Say Xania Monet (Hallwood Media, 2026) Around a decade ago, much hubbub was being raised about the “fake artists” that were sneaking their...
