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People in traditional clothes singing carols at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 25, 2021. (iStock)
Arts & CultureMusic
Jim McDermott
How is a song used in 100 holiday ads somehow connected to Ukraine? It turns out every carol that we sing at Christmas has a story behind it, some inspiring, some strange.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
Can a song save your life? Can a canticle change your life, fundamentally alter its course?
Arts & CultureIdeas
Kevin Christopher Robles
With age comes wisdom, and that is certainly true for Taylor, whose latest album, “Midnights,” is almost entirely introspective, even a little retrospective.
Mariah Carey at the Saint Regis Hotel on June 9, 2014 (Alamy)
Arts & CultureMusic
Stephen G. Adubato
Listening to the album anew, I can see how Carey’s songs shed light on the spiritual and psychological struggles of children of divorce (like Mariah Carey and I).
FaithFaith in Focus
Simcha Fisher
When you have thoroughly internalized the idea that you ought to be taking up less space than you do, Lizzo is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Sinéad O’Connor's provocative appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' 30 years ago drew cries of outrage. But was some of her anger justified?