Culture & Society

Harry Houdini hung suspended above Niagara Falls in a locked barrel while crowds gazed upward in anxious fascination. Chains bound his arms. The lid was nailed shut. Gravity and water waited below with their indifferent certainty. The genius of Houdini…...

A curious and not altogether unexpected development has followed the election of Pope Leo XIV. Where there had been, in recent years, a discernible cooling in the relationship between Rome and segments of the American Catholic donor class, there are…...

In 1995, at the age of seventeen, I watched what would become, in my mind, the definitive adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. I loved it so much that I saved up a little pocket money from my Saturday job at…...

Is Medjugorje a genuine Marian apparition—or something far more troubling?In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation, we are joined by Professor William A. Thomas to examine one of the most controversial phenomena in modern Catholic life.Millions of pilgrims have flocked to…...

For each conversation we put out on this channel, we will do a behind the scenes debrief for Members Only. We discuss how we choose guests, how we felt the show went, what we would have done differently, difficulties we…...

There are moments in the life of the Church when documents tell us far more than their authors intend. Study Group 9’s final report on “controversial doctrinal, pastoral and ethical issues” is one such text. Read superficially, it appears tentative,…...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen remains one of the most compelling Catholic voices of the modern age — a man who mastered television, captivated audiences, used humour brilliantly, and proclaimed the truth without compromise.In this fascinating conversation, we are joined by Rev.…...