I begged them:
“Keep the money. Just give me
the photos of my family.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
After the new ‘Dr. Strange’ movie, it’s time for an intervention with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Marvel took all the toys that they know the fans want and then smashed them in front of us.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: ‘The Agitators’ vindicates three women who ended up on the right side of history
In “The Agitators,” Dorothy Wickenden explores 19th-century intersections of class, racism and patriarchy through the lives of the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and the activists Martha Wright and Frances Seward.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
‘Macbeth’ and ‘Cyrano’ are two classic plays getting fresh interpretations — with very different results
Classic plays don’t require updates or new translations to stay fresh, but if they are indeed classics, they can withstand new interpretations.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
A Catholic guide to Jane Austen
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk about Catholic wisdom from Jane Austen, how a cardinal was arrested in Hong Kong, and what it’s like altar serving as an adult.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The TikTok star who melds Catholic tradition and progressive politics
As a young(ish), progressive Catholic, finding places where my deep love for tradition and desire for reform coexist peacefully is difficult. Unexpectedly, I found a space for this on TikTok.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
How Jesuit Walter Ciszek found God in the Russian gulag
One of the most fascinating stories of the 20th century belongs to Walter Ciszek, S.J., an American Jesuit priest who spent two decades laboring in the Soviet Union after he was accused of being a Vatican spy.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
New exhibit reimagines the Stations of the Cross with art from 3 Jesuit university museums
How can contemporary art help Christians better understand ancient truths? Museums affiliated with three Midwestern Jesuit universities are seeking to provide some answers to that question.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
The new ‘Star Trek’ has moments better than my best homilies
While “Star Trek” has presented itself as a show about exploring strange new worlds, at its heart it has always been about elevating those whom society has ignored.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Online gambling is here. And it’s going to be a disaster for sports and fans alike.
Betting on sporting events might seem a harmless vice. But what happens when we can do it from our phones, all day every day?