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florence of florence and the machine with yellow hanging from the ceiling behind her as she sings
Arts & CultureMusic
Mary Grace Mangano
Florence + The Machine have a number of Catholic allusions and ideas hidden within their music; the lead singer's upbringing as a Catholic can still be seen in some of her lyrics.
Arts & CultureTheater
Jim McDermott
The revival of a 1964 musical is stumbling a bit—but then, the original had its own troubles.
Singer Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) at Soldier Field on August 20, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois (Photo by Daniel DeSlover/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
Arts & CultureMusic
Stephen G. Adubato
Bad Bunny’s allusions to God, astrology and spiritism speak to young people who find themselves bored with middle-of-the-road secularism.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Britney Spears recently wanted to get married in the Catholic Church. The controversy that followed shows us what we still need to learn about turning our churches into welcoming spaces.
Lingua Ignota performing live at Roadburn Festival in 2019 (Grywnn via Wikimedia Commons)
Arts & CultureIdeas
Erik VanBezooijen
“Sinner Get Ready" by Lingua Ignota is a powerful reminder that our willingness to speak about trauma and listen to those who are surviving is a measure of our willingness to experience the reality of God.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Phil Hurley
Rather than trying to understand or analyze God, a new Jesuit musical collaboration gives people an experience of God.