Arts and Media

'Little Women' unwraps foibles of the human heart

Jan 17, 2020

Simply Spirit: I had the pleasure of taking my niece and grandnieces to see the movie "Little Women." Growing up, Louisa May Alcott's classic was my all-time favorite book. Love is central to the work.

As theology shifts, sisters are making Christmas more cosmic

by Soli Salgado

Dec 23, 2019

While Christmas is a celebration of God becoming incarnate through the birth of Jesus Christ, theologians consider God's first act of incarnation to be the birth of the cosmos, inspiring some religious communities to incorporate a cosmic dimension to their seasonal reflections and celebrations.

Pauline sisters sing their 25th annual 'He is Born' Christmas concert

by Heather Morrison

Dec 19, 2019

The Daughters of St. Paul Choir's "He is Born" concert is in its 25th year, but it gets bigger and more elaborate each year. In 2019, they added songs popularized by Aretha Franklin to their repertoire.

Sister recalls vaudeville days and her family as 'Nine Dancing Donahues'

by Michael Brown, Catholic News Service

Dec 4, 2019

Sr. Barbara Donahue, 90, was only 10 minutes into an interview about the vaudeville group made up of her and her siblings when she broke out in "The Donahue Song."

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'Little Women' unwraps foibles of the human heart

As theology shifts, sisters are making Christmas more cosmic

Pauline sisters sing their 25th annual 'He is Born' Christmas concert

Sister recalls vaudeville days and her family as 'Nine Dancing Donahues'

'Dear Joan Chittister' shares women's correspondence with Sister Joan

Polish actress read saint's diaries to prepare for film role

CARA, America Media team up to produce video series on vocations

Q & A with Sr. Ann Therese Kelly, teaching the art of stained glass

Sr. Ilia Delio's 'Birth of a Dancing Star' memoir is about discovering God in the chaos of life

Q & A with Sr. Marcia Hall, producing a film encouraging African American vocations

Q & A with Doris Baizley, who wrote a play about siblings who became 'Sisters of Peace'

A spiral of Hilma af Klint's art illuminates ties of spirituality, friendship

Mary and the Cosmic Christ

Q & A with Sr. Linnet Antony, bringing people to God through music

Q & A with Sr. Venus Marie Pegar on her 'painting for the mission'

Q & A with Sr. Rose Pacatte on the intersection of theology and film

Q & A with Sr. Karol O'Connell, bringing music literacy to Irish schools

Walk a minute in their footsteps

In 'The Ninth Hour,' Alice McDermott 'deals quite directly with religious women'

'Fiddler' shows us ourselves

Q & A with Sr. Joanna Chan, playwright who finds inspiration in the Gospels

Q & A with Sr. Kathleen Cogan, a first-time author at 88

Creator of 'Novitiate' film wants audiences to focus on coming-of-age story

British Benedictine, 82, creates mural to capture order's charisms

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