The Hillbilly Thomists released their second studio album in January 2021. In this review, Sr. Mary Ruth O'Brien, OP, explores the album through the lens of the Dominican charism of preaching. She argues it weaves together St. Dominic's emphases on joy and penance, a depiction of the violence of the [...]
The Mosaic exhortation choose life (Deut 30:19) affirms the agency of each person in the evolution of being. We are individually and collectively invited to become protagonists as well as collaborators in charting our futures. A knowing God, a reflective me, and dialogic others, become engaged in the dynamics [...]
This talk, originally given as a plenary address at the Religious Brothers Conference on July 13th, 2021, has been revised into essay form. In it, Br. Jack Henn, GHM reflects on his 45 years as a religious brother, sharing some of his joys, struggles, and hope for the future [...]
Pedro Kos's recent documentary on the IHM nuns of southern California, Rebel Hearts, deftly utilizes binaries to examine the congregation as it discerned how to deal with the tumult of the 1960s, Vatican II, and significant conflicts with their local cardinal-bishop. In this review, Bethany J. Welch, PhD reflects [...]
Dante is not often thought of as a source that can speak to religious life. Yet, Pope Francis has recommended him to become better known in his recent letter Candor Lucis Aeternae, published on the 25th anniversary of Vita Consecrata. In this essay, Fr. Stephen Pepper, CSC draws a number of parallels [...]