Culture
January 15, 2026
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22 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Kim Gordon, Flea, and More

There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our Best New Songs […]

Culture
January 14, 2026
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The Catholic Culture Podcast: 198 – The Music of St. Hildegard of Bingen

Jun 30, 2025 St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th-century abbess, mystic, polymath, and Doctor of the Church, is best known to non-Catholics for something else – her music. We have more pieces of music by Hildegard than by any other medieval composer whose name we know. Her chants are beautiful, otherworldly, virtuosic and ahead of their […]

Culture
January 13, 2026
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A Brief History of Surrealist Art: From the Bible and Ancient Egypt to Salvador Dalí’s Dream Worlds

The term sur­re­al­ism — or rather, sur­réal­isme — orig­i­nates from the French words for “beyond real­i­ty.” That’s a zone, we may assume, reach­able by only dar­ing, and pos­si­bly unhinged, artis­tic minds. But in fact, even the most down-to-earth among us go beyond real­i­ty on a night­ly basis. We do so in our dreams, where the accept­ed […]

Culture
January 12, 2026
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What Is LDL Cholesterol and How Do You Lower It?

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get more sleep, and whether you should do cardio before or after lifting weights. Not to mention, according to a 2023 study […]

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January 11, 2026
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Our Top Choices for Vegan Skincare in 2022

Vegan skincare products are a great option for those looking for a more natural and ethical skincare routine. These products are made without any animal-derived ingredients and offer a number of benefits, including being gentle and nourishing on the skin. We’ve tried out numerous vegan skincare products and have determined that Youth to the People – Superfood […]

Culture
January 09, 2026
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The Twin Poles of Advent

Advent is paradoxical in its marrow: it inaugurates the liturgical year and arrives as the secular year is coming to a close. The time of Advent is in many ways a microcosm of the entire year, encapsulating its pressures and burdens in an especially potent way. It is a condensation of the time between the […]

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January 08, 2026
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19 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Robyn, Iron & Wine, and More

There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our Best New Songs […]

Culture
January 07, 2026
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Leo XIII on what marriage owes to the Church

Jan 2, 2026 Thomas Mirus discusses Leo XIII’s 1880 encyclical Arcanum, on Christian marriage. This was “the first formal and synoptic teaching on marriage since the Council of Trent” – a gap of four centuries. Arcanum is focused on what the Church has done to uplift and protect marriage throughout history. Leo argues at length […]

Culture
January 06, 2026
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What is “Yuri”?

You’ve probably heard of Boys’ Love, or BL, a well-known genre in Japan that focuses on romantic relationships between male characters. But have you ever stopped to wonder where all the LGBTQ+ women are in Japanese media? I know I have. Luckily for all of us, believe it or not, there is a genre roughly […]