On the eve of Romero’s canonization, the film’s actors and writers look back at the seminal biopic
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Australian bishop who was victim of sex abuse speaks on U.S. church’s crisis
Australia’s Bishop Long Van Nguyen on how the church can heal during the sexual abuse crisis.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Former F.B.I. agent who led 2002 child protection efforts says bishops “can’t police their own”
“The church has lost credibility in investigating itself.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
“American Vandal” takes on teenage sociopaths at a Catholic school
When “American Vandal” debuted on Netflix last year, it seemed to be positioning itself as the raucous send-up of the true crime genre. In Season Two, there is a much sharper edge to this new premise.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Father Hans Zollner: Post abuse crisis, how can we get back to our Christian roots?
Hans Zollner, S.J., a member on the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, shares his hopes for the church as a crisis that never ceases to shock and sorrow continues.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis, the bishops and the road to real conversion after the McCarrick scandal
Francis made a leadership correction while in Argentina; he can still bring the church to a space of humility and wisdom in response to the sexual abuse crisis.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Reaction to the McCarrick story in the West Coast remains muted so far
“I get far more emails and phone calls about things like immigration, issues that are more politically controversial.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
“Queer Eye,” “Terrace House” and a kinder, gentler reality TV
Rather than provoking derision, these shows inspire a sense of empathy, a broadening of horizons.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How newsletters can help you find your tribe and escape the chaos
A good newsletter is like a message in a bottle, a voice that cuts through the noise.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This 4th of July, we need to focus less on our independence and more on our neighbors.
Do we see ourselves as having an obligation to our neighbor or not?