If religious people get hung up on the cursing and the sex, we are missing an opportunity for conversation.
Eric Sundrup, S.J.
Eric Sundrup, S.J., is an associate editor and the director of audience development at America Media.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Bill Nye can’t save the world all by himself.
Bill Nye’s gags are every bit as goofy as they were in the ’90s. But his new show on Netflix is weighed down by a condescending attitude.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
A priest and his mom watched “The Shack.” He hated it. She loved it. Here’s why.
In “The Shack,” a grieving father struggles to come to terms with the abduction and murder of his youngest daughter.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Alexa, please define knowledge
The new wave of internet devices is coming.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Is it easier to see your own sin in outer space?
Why is it easier to explore the gritty reality of racism, sexism or elitism when it’s set in another world?
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Why does it take so long for the Catholic Church to recognize martyrs of justice?
The church is now recognizing what the local church in Central and South America has always known.
Posted inCommunity
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Among the sweeping changes that President Donald J. Trump has already brought to Washington with his inauguration is the specter of window-breaking anarchists. “Less than two miles from the inaugural ceremonies,” The Washington Post reported on the front page of its website on Friday evening, “anarchists marched through the city’s streets, smashing bus-stop glass, vandalizing […]
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
It’s time to admit: our tech is not value neutral.
Claiming to be a tech company should not provide blanket absolution from responsibility.
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What the Jesuits will be talking about when they elect their new leader
In contrast to political elections built on the logic of competition, Jesuits don’t “run for an office.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. This shouldn’t be difficult.
Human beings cannot be fully characterized by numbers, ratios or risk assessments.