Red light, green light, 123: Two of America’s writers consider the Netflix juggernaut.
Keara Hanlon
Keara Hanlon is a former Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
In ‘Reservation Dogs,’ a gang of Indigenous youth do bad things (but they are not bad people)
Creators Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo deliver a show with impressive emotional range that achieves an honest portrayal of the hardships that many Indigenous communities face.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I am a young person living with chronic pain. Please don’t tell me it’s just part of God’s plan.
I live with chronic pain, and often it seems like no one really understands what this means. Having chronic pain, especially as a young person, can often feel lonely and isolating.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Finding God in all things—even the Times Square Ferris wheel
Or at least trying to.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
For the parish community closest to Ground Zero, the wounds of September 11 are still fresh.
Parishioners at St. Peter’s carry a heightened awareness of the tragedy that took place nearby, and for some the grief remains so palpable 20 years later that they are still unable to speak about it.