Contemporary themes: the search for meaning and for spirituality in a secular world; the art of attention; reconciliation with the Catholic Church; the meaning and value of art (and the humanities) in the 21st century, especially art from cultures and eras radically different from our own. Editorial comps include: Mark Doty’s Still Life with Oysters and Lemons, So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munsch by Karl Ove Knausgaard, and Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing Marshall’s nonfiction and journalism have appeared in Slate, The Common, Maclean’s, the Globe and Mail, and elsewhere. Include four-colour images throughout.