Books

Book Review: Leave Society

Leave Society is, to borrow its protagonist’s phrase, the record of a “life explored with leisurely meticulousness.” The book begins in 2014 and chronicles a novelist named Li’s l…

Books

Book Review: No Bad Parts

Have you ever wanted to break out of destructive behavioral patterns? Are there parts of yourself you find hard to love? If so, this book is for you. Richard C. Schwartz arg…

Film

Film Review: Our Friend

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and adapted by screenwriter Brad Ingelsby from Matthew Teague’s award-winning 2015 article, the film focuses partly on the remarkable bond shared by these three people.

Film

Film Review: Bedlam

Bedlam offers a sobering look at the devastating toll of mental illness on patients, families, medical professionals, and society.

Music

Music Review: Ilanga (The Sun)

Afrika Mamas was founded in South Africa in 1998 by Ntombi Lushaba. The riveting a cappella group is made up of Lushaba and five other single mothers, with 11 children between them.

Books

Book Review: The Comfort Crisis

“Do hard things and the rest of life gets easier”

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Book Review: Outsmart Pain

Mindfulness and Vipasana meditation teacher Christiane Wolf kicks off her second book by introducing us to a simple equation: “Suffering = pain x resistance.”

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Book Review: Rooted

Lyanda Lynn Haupt loved being raised Catholic. The mysterious, untamed nature of the faith as she received it—and its ecstatic saints like Thérèse of Lisieux—illuminated the goodness of the created world.

Books

Book Review: The Gut-Immune Connection

How do we protect our immune systems? During the COVID pandemic, we’ve been washing our hands, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated. But our bodies have been under siege for much longer.

Film

Film Review: Planet of the Humans

Planet of the HumansDirected by Jeff Gibbs RUMBLE MEDIA WHAT IF THE green energy technologies that have been touted as potential solutions to the climate crisis weren’t really s…

Film

Film Review: Chasing the Present

Chasing the PresentDirected by Mark Waters 1091 FILMS HAVING STRUGGLED WITH addiction, loss, and a lifetime of crippling anxiety attacks, James Sebastiano decided to travel the …

Music

Music Review: A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1)

A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1)Common LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS SPIRITUALITY, POLITICS, HOPE, AND OUTRAGE all swirl together in Chicago-born rapper Common’s newest work. At the same tim…