Ukranian artist Mykola Zhuravel talks about his exhibit “Invasion Redux” and the naked aggression of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Are we stuck in this hell forever?’ And other questions I’m asking after another mass shooting
Dante’s great insight in “Inferno” is that ultimately the only way out of hell is going through it, by confronting what we see there and what we feel.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Blessed are the tax collectors, too
A reflection for the Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
‘Stranger Things’ brings Kate Bush’s Catholic hope to a new generation
Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up that Hill” has exploded across pop culture. But it’s more than just the song in “Stranger Things.” It’s also deeply religious.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Star Wars’ has a race problem — and casting more people of color won’t fix it.
The introduction of more people of color and women to the ‘Star Wars’ series is a correction of an error, not an error in itself.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Internet Explorer encapsulated the tech industry’s worst sins. So why am I nostalgic for it?
The demise of a browser seems meaningful, even if that browser was terrible.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump tried to break the American story. The Jan. 6 hearings let us tell it again.
These hearings are an attempt to reassure us all that the American story we were taught as kids is not some fairytale that adults told us to help us sleep or to make us easier to manipulate.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The uncomfortable truths behind crazy Jesuit conspiracy theories
Recently, we’ve been hearing about the “great replacement” theory. The Society of Jesus has been the subject of conspiracies of its own. Within the absurdity of it all, there are lessons to be learned.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Morbius,’ ‘Ms. Marvel’ and why you should try to find the Baby Yoda in all things
“Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as a vampire in some kind of Spider-Man universe, tanked at the box office. But fans continue to celebrate this very silly film—and we can all learn from that.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
People don’t become angels when they die. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t watching over us.
Is it in keeping with our faith to believe it is possible that those who have died may be able to help us? Absolutely.