Behind the camouflage of celebrity, who was the real Andy Warhol?
Ciaran Freeman
Ciaran Freeman is an art teacher at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., and is a former O’Hare fellow at America Media.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Boy Erased’ reveals the homophobia lurking behind the all-American boy
“Boy Erased” is, at its core, a call to action. Only 14 states have passed laws protecting L.G.B.T. youth from the dangers of conversion therapy.
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Choosing the Right Godparent
Our October 31 guest is Simcha Fisher. We talk to her about her recent article on how to choose the right godparents, which you can read here. We also discuss these stories: Can the church be both holy and sinful? The ‘crisis’ of the migrant caravan is one of misperception Pakistani Christians fear violence after […]
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Baltimore Archdiocese, Catholic Charities help launch Parish ID
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, Archbishop William E. Lori and Catholic pastors who minister to those from foreign countries announce the establishment of a Parish ID program.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
“God Friended Me” asks an important question that it fails to answer
In these crazy times we owe it to ourselves to ask the tough questions. Will “God Friended Me” help us to do so? As of yet, I am not convinced.
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Review: Finding hope in the anger of David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz’s place in the history of American art is conflicted. He is likely best remembered for his involvement in the culture wars. But, removed from the stigma of a polarized culture war, what observations can we take away from this exhibition?
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Jesuit schools place highly in U.S. News and World Report Rankings
Creighton, Fairfield and Santa Clara all earned the top spot in their respective geographic regions.
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‘We the Animals’ recreates the tender world of childhood
Jeremiah Zagar’s new film does more than just entertain. It transports us to a world we do not know.
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Archbishop Chaput to pope: Cancel youth synod, meet about bishops
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is asking Pope Francis to call off the Synod of Bishops on young people this October to focus instead on the life of the bishops.
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In the News, August 29th
With Syria still on the forefront of everyone 39 s minds Drew Christiansen S J wrote a piece nbsp on this blog about what the international community should do next A Syrian born patriarch spoke with Catholic News Service and said he believes that intervention will spread like a world war The