Gene Roddenberry’s son said his father was an atheist. But documented evidence tells a different, more nuanced story about the creator of “Star Trek.”
Eric T. Styles
Eric T. Styles is a seminarian with St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart (The Josephites), and lives in Washington, D.C. He has served as rector of Carroll Hall, an undergraduate residential community at the University of Notre Dame and is a collaborator with Afro House, a music-driven performance art ensemble based in Baltimore.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ is a deep exploration of trauma (and how we traumatize others)
Wanda is a woman filled with paradox. Her creations show the immense power of her imagination and are rooted in a desire to set the world right—even if it is in her own image.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The sacramental pull of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ the ‘Black National Anthem’
The prospect of a new life for this hymn heard in churches and assemblies across the country at once causes me discomfort and piques my interest. What can this song mean for a nation in peril?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What being one of the first black Tiny Tims taught me about the Incarnation
Christ joined and redeemed the whole human family in all of our complex and beautiful diversity.
Posted inFaith, Ideas
Black Lives Soar: The prophetic call of a Beatles classic
Not only is “Blackbird” a classic; in the voice of a gifted black artist, it can be prophetic