Eric Ramirez, our Roman correspondent, reflects on spending Christmas in the Eternal City.
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A Very Downton Christmas
The new season of Downton Abbey may not premiere until January 6, but don’t let that keep you from having a very Downton Christmas.
You Can’t Take It With You: Heartbroken
We hold in our prayers the community in Newton and all children who leave us behind.
The Jonah Hill Phenomenon
You’ve seen him in all shapes, all sizes and all types of movies (ok, only one or two types). Jeff Sullivan still thinks there is something fascinating (if not exactly unique) about Jonah Hill.
First Ecumenical Conference of the East
All seven Catholic schools are leaving the Big East. Perry Petrich and Vinny Marchionni break down the breakup.
Prophet or Freak
Quang Tran looks at some comments by a cast member of “Two and a Half Men” that leave him wondering about the line between prophecy and lunacy.
Love in Camouflage
A college basketball game, to have been played on Veterans Day 2012 between Marquette and Ohio State, was cancelled. Alarmist pacifist idealist critic Joe Hoover asks uncomfortable questions never the less.
The Hobbit: Worth Watching
Our Matt Stewart reviews “The Hobbit” for our friends at America Magazine.
A Story without a Moral, a Prayer for Newtown
Can we make sense of the senseless? Where do we find comfort in a broken world?
You Can’t Take It With You: “Brought to You By” Edition
This week’s departed brought you The Beatles, On The Waterfront, and…Brasilia.